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There is one weak rationale behind not eating the last berry, of course.

If I have the option between eating the last berry on one bush, or the second to last on an other, I leave the last berry, so the hourling after me may save his life.
It is important to keep this a soft rule, though, because if we hold it to be strongly bad to eat the last berry, then by induction it is bad to eat the second to last, and in the end noone can eat berries

You could also argue that the hourling behind you should have brought a snack, and by the all-conquering Darwin rule, deserves the consequences, but I think this is a little harsh.

that is good news, Matok

So, the sad thing is that berry bushes wither and fail?

If I am the last of the Giants, and feel my strenght ebbing, I can always leave carrot fields dry and seeded, and wheat fields grown, and those two resources will be there once a new Eve drops by.
The berry bushes might have dried out and died by the time someone revisits the farm, though.
How many epochs does it take for a berry bush to die from lack of water from watered state?

Maybe we need a new tenet?
"Prioritise watering domestic bushes, even at the prize of your life"

Tech question (too lazy/unskilled to browse the recipe files) :
How frequent does a partially filled fertile soil pit regenerate?
How frequent does a completely empty fertile soil pit regenerate, if at all?

How frequent do wild carrots regenerate seeds?

Might it be more robust to have a carrot farm rely on a steady influx of external soil and seeds (preferably as well as compost)?

EDIT: hats off to you building that farm from scratch, respect! (You must have had a nice supply of wild berries, though?)

Hey, Potjeh
I find the scarcity of milkweed to be a genious part of the game, how you feel like a millionaire when you as Eve can see 4-5 milkweeds! on the same screen! Milkweed should probably respawn in the timeframe of RL days, though, so sad with the wastelands.
Not against a higher tech source of thread, though, if done tastefully, but please keep the excrement off the tables in general!

I was Eve, picked up my initial daughter and ran. Together we found an absolute paradise, carrots, carts, milkweed, easy water and rabbits. At the end of my happy life, I had peace in mind, knowing I had raised two strong daughters, teaching them respect for the law and the forerunners who built our paradise! I even got to meet two of my granddaughters, and bother them with the old crony words of wisdom.

Thanks for this experience, Jason, and whoever the forerunners were (should have had screenshots)!

I like your idea, Norgg.
Maybe even have it tied to the hunger indicator, just adding a "bleeding out" modifier, that makes it tick down at 5x the rate (or something)

This will be fascinating to dig into, thanks for making the post, OP.

Could one aspect of sustainable pie farming be that it is less time consuming than the normal carrot farm?

At the moment we have a growing(?) group of people who knows how to reliably kick-start a carrot-farming community from scratch (I must confess I am not at all in that group yet). Could we imagine a new player technology emerging? What would be needed for say two young, well equipped mothers to fill their carts with goods from a functioning carrot farm, and go on a hike to find the perfect spot (in the pristine wilderness, or in the relative wasteland) for them and their offspring to start and run a sustainable pie-farm? Could you fit the necessary materials into two carts?