Gardening and Farming
Please note: The following links have been provided for general information. Regulations about what species, varieties or breeds can be grown/kept, what materials can be used and how, land management practices etc, will depend on your region and particular situation. Please check with appropriate authorities.
Edible Plants and Gardening (various)
Many of these site have extensive archives of information, so take the time to explore. As with any website, try the search facility (if one is provided) to look for a specific topic.
NewCROP tm Online Resource by Center for New Crops & Plant Products, Purdue University USA
Arid Lands Newsletter Office of Arid Land Studies, University of Arizona, USA. Explore the archives for articles on farming and gardening in arid lands around the world.
Australian Organisations (If you're involved in one of these or a similar group anywhere in Australia, feel free to send in your events information for the creation of a new Australia-wide events diary based on the theme of self sufficiency)
Other Australian Sites
Vegetables
You may find some information about vegetables in the sites listed above. There's also extensive material about the most commercially important vegetable crops online (use your favourite search engine) as well as in books and magazines.
The websites of your own state/national department of agriculture and/or university extension service may have information of particular relevance to your region.
If you live in a hot climate, appropriate information about vegetable growing can be hard to find, especially if you have to live with watering restrictions as well. I'm collecting links etc about tropical vegetables, strategies for growing traditional western vegetables in the tropics and subtropics, and/or drought conditions here: Queensland Gardening Pages Vegetables
Fruits and Nuts
As per vegetables, be sure to check the Plants and Gardening resources at the top of the page as well as the websites of your own state/national department of agriculture and/or university extension service.
More links about fruit and nuts of particular relevance to residents of hot climates here: Queensland Gardening Pages - Fruit and Nuts
If you live in temperate to climates, there's extensive information on fruit and nuts crops online via search engines plus books and magazines.
Other Plants
Tropical Palms Non-wood forest products 10, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Discusses uses of various palm products around the world
Soils (fertility, moisture, conservation)
Plantstress addressing plant stress and sustainable agriculture
SERG Soil Ecology and Restoration Group, San Diego State University, USA
Small "livestock"
Be sure to also check the websites of your own state/national department of agriculture and/or university extension service for relevant information
Edible Insects, "more than you ever wanted to know about eating bugs" (Not an Australian site, but food for thought!)
Alternative Agriculture
Be sure to also check the websites of your own state/national department of agriculture and/or university extension service for relevant information
Organic farming Assorted articles plus "Organic News" newsletter. NSW Department of Primary Industries
OFA The Organic Federation of Australia
