hey there mr. props, noticed you like to haunt this joint too. good to see ya.
there is a good magazine put out here in the states called countrylife and small stock journal. i've included the website for it's archive of recomended articles(just found out they have a site). the magazine is for anyone wanting to homestead or just be self sufficient. hope you can find something that interests you. http://www.countrysidemag.com/past.htm
at the risk of sounding preachy, i hope all of you are buying organic as much as possible. also the other answer to the big corp. farmers is to get your produce through csa's and food co-ops. these movements, as with sites like this, are gaining popularity all over. cheer up.