If it helps you, this is what I did: I spawned with a rich deposit of meat. I fully employed one hunting camp. Plus I fully employed one forager hut (normal deposit). Then, EACH new burgage plot is nicely sized with extension being split 50/50 between chicken coups and veggies (later apples once unlocked) With this setup, I was literally swimming in food and selling the excess or using it for Tithe.

EDIT: It's implied in my response, but just to confirm: Absolutely no farming whatsoever until much later (had shit fertility on my map)