General Resources

Out of print e-books on holistic agriculture and health
http://www.soilandhealth.org/index.html

Information on energy use in food production
http://www.sustainabletable.org/issues/energy/

Great article on permaculture vs. modern agriculture
http://www.rosneath.com.au/ipc6/ch01/mollison/index.html

Great source for information on water crops, gardening, medicinal plant uses, and much more
http://www.pfaf.org/index.html

Awesome information on useful bits to know about water crops (edibility, medicinal uses, habitat, etc)
http://www.pfaf.org/leaflets/edibpond.php

The most thorough list of edible flowers I have found (BUT it doesn't give you a good idea of where the flowers can be grown...still helpful though) http://whatscookingamerica.net/EdibleFlowers/EdibleFlowersMain.htm

The resources we gathered the information for our incredible table on companion plants
http://www.gardenguides.com/how-to/tipstechniques/vegetables/vcomp.asp
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_companion_plants
http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Fruit+trees+and+family+friends:+beneficial+plant+neighbors+make...-a0170927545
http://groups.msn.com/AbleFarmandGardening/guidesandchartsindex.msnw
“Herbs: Their Cultivation and Usage” by John and Rosemary Hemphill
“The Rodale Herb Book: How to Use, Grow and Buy Nature’s Miracle Plants” An Organic Gardening and Farming Book

The resources used to gather the information on our medicinal herb properties page: http://www.herbalremedies.com/exnatrem.html
“Herbs: Their Cultivation and Usage” by John and Rosemary Hemphill
“Medicinal Plants of the World” by Ben-Eric van Wyk and Michael Wink
“The Herb Book: The most complete catalog of nature’s “miracle plants” ever published” by John Lust
And when in doubt, wikipedia.com is always a useful resource.

For nutritional values of fruits, nuts, vegetables, and herbs: “Food Plants of the World: An illustrated guide” by Ben-Eric van Wyk

Useful information on how, where, when, and why to grow herbs:
“Herbs: Ideas and Instructions for Creating Beautiful Herb Gardens” by Better Homes and Gardens
“Growing Your Own Herbs” by The TIME LIFE Complete Gardener
“Your Backyard Herb Garden” by Miranda Smith

Recommended reading (help reduce deforestation by looking for these at your local library or used bookstore)

"Permaculture: A Designer's Manual" by Bill Mollison (father of permaculture)
"Edible Forest Gardens" by Dave Jacke
"Tree Crops: A Permanent Agriculture" by J. Russel Smith
"Water For Every Farm: Yeoman's Keyline Plan" by P. A. Yeomans