how do you grow food ?

[Steve]

new to the game, how do you grow veggies ? thanks

[RainingMetal]

You need to build a herbal garden, and then upgrade it in order to grow veggies. Suffice to say, it's a late-game ability, and you'll likely need to scavenge/trade for veggies until then.

[Steve]

ok thank you

[AltBringer]

only really viable for long campains, and not getting smuggled

ideally youd want to build and upgrade 3 gardens, and keep them producing
8 veg per 3 day, sure everyone (not child) needs to eat 2 servings

but you can switch back and forth as needed tween veg only or cooking or eat a can
to keep your veggies from running out compleatly

if you got the resources the cheapest way to feed 3 using cooking is 1 single and 1 double
(cause raw meat is slower to come by)

and keep trap baited using raw meat (raw seems to have fastest catch rate,
using fert just sux and using can dont seem any better than raw)

if my math is right, for 4 ppl once you have over 24 veg produced per 3day, you can go vegan
(cause 4x2x3=24 ppl x food x days = minimum veg needed
while you get 3ppl 2 gardens make 16veg per 3day, so you need 2meals w/o veg to maintian
the vegie levels