If you want some interesting takes on 1800s style intensive gardening for food production, check out this website.
http://www.lostgardensofheligan.blogspot.com/
You have to back up through the season of blog posts for occasional tips and hints. The new person writing the blog is more into flash-wow than the earlier blogger who got more into the nitty gritty of the actual work.
I visited Heligan about 3 years ago and would have loved to stay and work there. The Productive garden is amazing. If you can find their Kitchen Garden book for a reasonable price, I highly recommend it:
http://www.amazon.com/Kitchen-Garden...garden+heligan
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