some how ive seem to run out of food, my hives empty, no fruit on my tree, my 2nd tree is growing but says ive got over an hour before it ripens. i have level 2 in restoration and alchamy, and level 1 in nature and only have 2000 tech points, there is only 9 people in my village. is there any more food or something i have missed or can do so my people dont starve.

You may have a 3rd tree.
The 3rd source of food is a spoiler: (highlight to read it) you need level 2 of your faction to make a potion with the special plant and get rid of the sharks (end of spoiler)
You may put the chief making magic food every 24 hours (our hours)
And there are the mushrooms!

And you may look at this thread in Forums List » The Games » Virtual Villagers 3: The Secret City » My villagers are dying!! What am I doing wrong? by LadyCFII

Also, don't quit the game in Fast Speed! But put it in Slow or in Pause until the tomorrow.

With 9 villagers, you get enough food but try to not do more babies!

Good luck!

This should help
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If you buy level 2 of your chosen faction your villagers will discover new herbs,the Pitcher Plant for nature and the Golden Berries for magic.For nature mix the Pitcher Plant with 2 black orchids.For magic mix the Golden Berries with 2 roses, and then have a villager use the potion and that villager will go to the ocean and use it to scare away the sharks!Now your villagers can fish!

hi thanks, i have my 3rd tree, but dont have anywhere near enough points for the nature level 2,

i cant do the thing to shift the shark cause of not having the other things, and ive still no food lol, my fruit tree has now got 7 on it and i have still an hour to go b4 my other one is ready.

have the chief create magic food then pause the game for 24 real hours and have him create more food.

So you're covered?

There are four main ways of getting food: (highlight the text )

1. The orchard and the hive. These are limited resources, and will eventually run out. You can help them to replenish faster though, by purchasing any level of nature.

2. Mushrooms. A natural, but difficult way of making little food. Simply place a child onto a mushroom and they will take it to the food bin to be stored.
BROWN MUSHROOMS: Worth 6 food
RED MUSHROOMS: Worth 35 food

3. The tribal chief. You can make your tribal chief create magic food, once every 24 hours. It doesn't matter what age he/she is, just place them on the food bin and they will start fillin'! Usually a tribal chief generates 80-150 food.

4. Fishing. After purchasing level three alchemy and level two in either magic or nature, you can make a special potion that will clear the sharks from the ocean. If you have a magic tribe, the potion code is: One berry from the yellow berry plant, and two roses.
If you have a nature tribe, it is one pitcher plant and two purple orchids. Fishing is unlimited, so you can continue getting food freely for the rest of your tribes days.