Whenever I build a farm in banished, and the farmers finish harvesting the food, where does it go? Because I see the farmers carrying bins/baskets of food away from the fields, but they do not go into my barn, and my people are still starving, so it doesn't go to the people's homes either. So, where does all that food go to?
Happening to the food in Banished
banished
Best Answer
Since you say your people are starving, things are likely to move very quickly. To see what is happening, try the following:
Here's what you should see: When the person arrives at the storage building they will kneel to deposit their load. You should see the inventory move from the person to the building and the "Food" entry on your status window should increment by the amound deposited. By the time they stand back up, they will have decided what to do next. If, as you say, your people are starving, this person's home may be low on food. If this is the case, this person will immediately kneel back down & pick up the food & bring it home. You will see another inventory transfer & a change in the surplus food number. When they arrive at home, they will kneel to deliver it. Again watch for the inventory transfer. As food in homes is not "surplus" the status window will not report this change. By the time the citizen has stood up, they will decide what to do next. If they are personally hungry, they will stand outside their home briefly and consume food from their home. If any is left over, hungry family members will come home after their current task to eat.
Remember that the Food entry in the status bar is for surplus food. To solve your problem you will need to:
You should also be aware that Gatherers in a Forest are some of the most health promoting food producers in the game, providing both fruit & vegetables, 2 of the 4 food groups required for a healthy populous. Though in the end you'll really want to feed your populous with farms and pastures.