spaz, if you're starting with an Easy Game, don't worry about about breeding too quickly. Set at least two people to farming, 3 to research, and bring one up to adept in medicine and then switch him/her to research... so you can get enough points to buy Farming Level 2. If food is very low, you may need to put more on farming until you get the bin up to about 400-500, and don't let it drop below that if possible