diff --git a/server/src/game/GameLoop.ts b/server/src/game/GameLoop.ts
index 86cabde..28ff46f 100644
--- a/server/src/game/GameLoop.ts
+++ b/server/src/game/GameLoop.ts
@@ -109,7 +109,10 @@ export class GameLoop {
         trunkDecorations: this.map.trunkDecorations,
         resourceTiles: this.map.resourceTiles,
         obstacles: new Set(this.map.getObstacles().map(p => `${p.x},${p.y}`)),
-        foodPositions: [],
+        berryBushes: [...this.map.berryBushes.entries()].map(([key, state]) => {
+          const [x, y] = key.split(',').map(Number);
+          return { x, y, ...state };
+        }),
       });
       this.saveManager.saveEntityState(this.world, 0, this.runtimeConstants);
       this.wirePersistenceCallbacks();
@@ -123,6 +126,15 @@ export class GameLoop {
     // Load map
     this.saveManager!.loadMapState(this.map);
 
+    // If no berry bushes were loaded (old save), initialize from resource tiles
+    if (this.map.berryBushes.size === 0) {
+      for (const rt of this.map.resourceTiles) {
+        if (rt.resourceType === 'berries') {
+          this.map.initBerryBush(rt.x, rt.y, industryConfig.berryBushMaxCount);
+        }
+      }
+    }
+
     // Set non-entity singletons
     this.world.setSingleton('itemRegistry', ItemRegistry.createDefault());
     this.world.setSingleton('recipeRegistry', RecipeRegistry.createDefault());
diff --git a/server/src/persistence/__tests__/integration.test.ts b/server/src/persistence/__tests__/integration.test.ts
index b0ad906..fb33f75 100644
--- a/server/src/persistence/__tests__/integration.test.ts
+++ b/server/src/persistence/__tests__/integration.test.ts
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ describe('integration: full save/load cycle', () => {
       trunkDecorations: generated.trunkDecorations,
       resourceTiles: generated.resourceTiles,
       obstacles: generated.obstacles,
-      foodPositions: generated.foodPositions,
+      berryBushes: [],
     };
     manager.initNewWorld(world, map, tileData);
     manager.saveEntityState(world, 500);
diff --git a/server/src/persistence/__tests__/saveManager.test.ts b/server/src/persistence/__tests__/saveManager.test.ts
index 3a67bef..d350646 100644
--- a/server/src/persistence/__tests__/saveManager.test.ts
+++ b/server/src/persistence/__tests__/saveManager.test.ts
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ describe('SaveManager', () => {
       trunkDecorations: new Array(16).fill(-1),
       resourceTiles: [],
       obstacles: new Set<string>(),
-      foodPositions: [],
+      berryBushes: [],
     };
     manager.initNewWorld(world, map, tileData);
 
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ describe('SaveManager', () => {
       trunkDecorations: new Array(16).fill(-1),
       resourceTiles: [{ x: 2, y: 3, resourceType: 'tree' }],
       obstacles: new Set<string>(['1,1', '2,2']),
-      foodPositions: [],
+      berryBushes: [],
     };
 
     manager.initNewWorld(world, map, tileData);
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ describe('SaveManager', () => {
       trunkDecorations: new Array(16).fill(-1),
       resourceTiles: [],
       obstacles: new Set<string>(),
-      foodPositions: [],
+      berryBushes: [],
     };
 
     manager.initNewWorld(world, map, tileData);
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ describe('SaveManager', () => {
       trunkDecorations: new Array(16).fill(-1),
       resourceTiles: [],
       obstacles: new Set<string>(),
-      foodPositions: [],
+      berryBushes: [],
     };
 
     manager.initNewWorld(world, map, tileData);
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ describe('SaveManager', () => {
       trunkDecorations: new Array(16).fill(-1),
       resourceTiles: [],
       obstacles: new Set<string>(),
-      foodPositions: [],
+      berryBushes: [],
     };
 
     // Open and close, then clear tiles to simulate empty DB
diff --git a/server/src/persistence/__tests__/worldSerializer.test.ts b/server/src/persistence/__tests__/worldSerializer.test.ts
index 308391e..a154573 100644
--- a/server/src/persistence/__tests__/worldSerializer.test.ts
+++ b/server/src/persistence/__tests__/worldSerializer.test.ts
@@ -44,7 +44,10 @@ describe('worldSerializer', () => {
           { x: 2, y: 1, resourceType: 'stone' },
         ],
         obstacles: new Set(['1,0', '2,1']),
-        foodPositions: [{ x: 0, y: 0 }, { x: 2, y: 1 }],
+        berryBushes: [
+          { x: 0, y: 0, berryCount: 3, maxBerries: 5, ticksSinceLastRegrowth: 0 },
+          { x: 2, y: 1, berryCount: 1, maxBerries: 5, ticksSinceLastRegrowth: 10 },
+        ],
       };
 
       saveTiles(width, height, data);
@@ -56,7 +59,7 @@ describe('worldSerializer', () => {
       expect(loaded!.trunkDecorations).toEqual(data.trunkDecorations);
       expect(loaded!.resourceTiles).toEqual(data.resourceTiles);
       expect(loaded!.obstacles).toEqual(data.obstacles);
-      expect(loaded!.foodPositions).toEqual(data.foodPositions);
+      expect(loaded!.berryBushes).toEqual(data.berryBushes);
     });
 
     it('returns null when no tiles are saved', () => {
@@ -76,7 +79,7 @@ describe('worldSerializer', () => {
         trunkDecorations: [-1, -1],
         resourceTiles: [],
         obstacles: new Set(),
-        foodPositions: [],
+        berryBushes: [],
       };
       saveTiles(width, height, data1);
 
@@ -86,7 +89,7 @@ describe('worldSerializer', () => {
         trunkDecorations: [7, 8],
         resourceTiles: [{ x: 0, y: 0, resourceType: 'iron' }],
         obstacles: new Set(['0,0']),
-        foodPositions: [{ x: 1, y: 0 }],
+        berryBushes: [{ x: 1, y: 0, berryCount: 5, maxBerries: 5, ticksSinceLastRegrowth: 0 }],
       };
       saveTiles(width, height, data2);
 
diff --git a/server/src/persistence/saveManager.ts b/server/src/persistence/saveManager.ts
index 551ea57..bbd319d 100644
--- a/server/src/persistence/saveManager.ts
+++ b/server/src/persistence/saveManager.ts
@@ -86,6 +86,14 @@ export class SaveManager {
     map.resourceTiles = tileData.resourceTiles;
     map.loadObstacles(tileData.obstacles);
 
+    for (const bush of tileData.berryBushes) {
+      map.berryBushes.set(`${bush.x},${bush.y}`, {
+        berryCount: bush.berryCount,
+        maxBerries: bush.maxBerries,
+        ticksSinceLastRegrowth: bush.ticksSinceLastRegrowth,
+      });
+    }
+
     return true;
   }
 
diff --git a/server/src/persistence/worldSerializer.ts b/server/src/persistence/worldSerializer.ts
index 772b4f8..cd2d1fc 100644
--- a/server/src/persistence/worldSerializer.ts
+++ b/server/src/persistence/worldSerializer.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ export interface TileData {
   trunkDecorations: number[];
   resourceTiles: Array<{ x: number; y: number; resourceType: string }>;
   obstacles: Set<string>;
-  foodPositions: Array<{ x: number; y: number }>;
+  berryBushes: Array<{ x: number; y: number; berryCount: number; maxBerries: number; ticksSinceLastRegrowth: number }>;
 }
 
 export function saveTiles(width: number, height: number, data: TileData): void {
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ export function saveTiles(width: number, height: number, data: TileData): void {
       "INSERT INTO metadata (key, value) VALUES (?, ?) ON CONFLICT(key) DO UPDATE SET value = excluded.value"
     );
     upsertMeta.run('obstacles', JSON.stringify([...data.obstacles]));
-    upsertMeta.run('food_positions', JSON.stringify(data.foodPositions));
+    upsertMeta.run('berry_bushes', JSON.stringify(data.berryBushes));
   });
 
   transaction();
@@ -88,10 +88,10 @@ export function loadTiles(width: number, height: number): TileData | null {
   const obstaclesRow = db.prepare("SELECT value FROM metadata WHERE key = 'obstacles'").get() as { value: string } | undefined;
   const obstacles = new Set<string>(obstaclesRow ? JSON.parse(obstaclesRow.value) as string[] : []);
 
-  const foodRow = db.prepare("SELECT value FROM metadata WHERE key = 'food_positions'").get() as { value: string } | undefined;
-  const foodPositions: Array<{ x: number; y: number }> = foodRow ? JSON.parse(foodRow.value) : [];
+  const berryRow = db.prepare("SELECT value FROM metadata WHERE key = 'berry_bushes'").get() as { value: string } | undefined;
+  const berryBushes: TileData['berryBushes'] = berryRow ? JSON.parse(berryRow.value) : [];
 
-  return { terrain, decorations, trunkDecorations, resourceTiles, obstacles, foodPositions };
+  return { terrain, decorations, trunkDecorations, resourceTiles, obstacles, berryBushes };
 }
 
 export function saveMetadata(data: { tick: number; lastSavedAt: string }): void {