I think you are right about too much food being a waste and will try to spot at what point the food component towards growth gets maxed out.
Many thanks for that find of the online Encyclopedia. Since games get modified all the way up to release (and afterwards with patches) it isn't surprising when things like it have errors. One I just noticed is about the Workshop line:
Yet in the game you can build all levels of this line of buildings in towns as well as provincial capitals. The Training Camp line info is correct, however, since those can only be built in capitals.Equipment
Civilised factions can explore the military equipment chain at their provincial capital, growing beyond the humble workshop towards production on a larger scale that improves the production of arms and armour.
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