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So much information available.
Where do you start?

Well if 246,000 hits on a Google search seems a little overwhelming, I've compiled some links here that are good places to start.
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Local Links

• Invasive Plants in Saanich - (pdf)
• The Garden City Handbook - (pdf)
• Saanich Bylaw 8080 - noxious weeds in Saanich (pdf)
• BC Weed Control Act - noxious weeds in BC
• LeCoteau Farms - nursery and garden centre
• Victoria Compost Education Centre

University Extensions

• University of Illinois
• Publications from Mississippi State University
• Virginia State & Virginia Tech Cooperative
• Oregon State University
• University of North Carolina
• University of Nebraska-Lincoln
• University of Minnesota
• University of BC - the forums are good
• Ohio State

Preserving the Harvest

• USDA & University of Georgia initiative
• Preserving the harvest from Penn State

Seeds & Accessories

• Salt Spring Seeds- heritage and heirloom seed catalogue for organic gardeners
• West Coast Seeds- organic, heritage, and heirloom seeds
• Burpee Seeds
• Victory Seeds- rare, heirloom, non-GMO
• Veseys
• Grow Organic
• Territorial Seeds
• William Dam Seeds

Composting

• Master Composter
• All Things Organic /vermiculture

Magazines

• Harrowsmith
• Mother Earth News
• Old Farmers Almanac

misc

• Able Farm and Gardening
• City Farmer
• The Garden Helper
• Home and Garden TV
• Henriettes Herbal
• The Garden Web
• Tomato Gardening Tips
• You Grow Girl
• Garden Guides
• The Backyard Gardener
• Garden Action
• Farm and Garden
• The Garden Forums
• Garden Forever - gardening for all ages
• The Urban Farmer
• Dave's Garden
• Organic Gardening
• Organic Garden Tips
• Allotment Growing