I don't know what just happened, but I was on the verge of a skeleton city, when I came into the forums in a bit of a panic. I was going back and forth from my game to here, trying to keep everyone on the research table and occasionally putting someone on the lift to get a small morsel of food, as the three trees were bare, and the honey, long since dried up. All villagers are working toward a goal of 50k tech points. I don't have any kids that can get mushrooms. I just now checked them, and suddenly they must have gotten a bumper crop on a tree, because they have 253 food now. It looks like they are going to make it after all. Glad I came in here!