Links

Overview of Farming

Crops, Plants and More!
A very nice page with links to agricultural history, traditional farming techniques, careers and more.

Blogs and Ruminations

Survival Plus
Would you like to know how to make your own dyes, medicines, tools or practically anything else? This site sells self-published books and DVDs containing information on how these things were done 100+ years ago. Very useful. The site author also describes thermos cookery and how to have a nutritious breakfast for only 3 – 1/2 cents.

The Deliberate Agrarian

This is one of the blogs by a very sharp deliberate agrarian who has all sorts of practical ideas.

Rachel’s Tiny Farm

A self-sufficiency farmer who has a wide frame of mind and sees how the ordinary and mundane relates to the larger picture.

Little Homestead in the City

A lot of people think I am exaggerating when I describe how much you can grow on 1/4 acre. But THIS family is growing 6,000 pounds of organic vegetables annually on only ONE TENTH of an acre!

Great Self Sufficiency Authors

The Joy of Hobby Farming by Michael and Audrey Levatino

The Ultimate Guide to Homesteading by Nicole Faires

Joy of Keeping Chickens by Joy Megyesi

Urban Homesteading by Rachel Kaplan

Organizations and Resources

Open-pollinated and Heirloom Seed Sources

Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds

Victory Seeds

Heirloom Seeds

Southern Exposure Seed Exchange

Seed Savers Exchange