Hi Vagabond,
Google John Seymour book
Your Allotment by Clare Foster
The organic Garden green gardening for a healthy planet) Allan Shepard.
Google River cottage.
Lots of info out there, and there's a guy South Tipperary that sells fantastic poly tunnels for about 700e.
If you're into Diy, Google Diy poly Tunnel and you'll find some very creative home made ones.
I posted a link on another thread here about a chicken keeping newsletter that you can have sent to you via e mail every week..no charge.
http://www.keepingchickensnewsletter.com/
There is also a page on Jumbletown about turbines.
http://www.xcweather.co.uk/?Loc=GB
http://windstuffnow.com/main/microwave_wind_generator
http://www.richardcollins.net/winsol_epilogue.html
http://www.allsmallwindturbines.com/
http://otherpower.com/users_manual.shtml
http://ivan.benkovic.szm.sk/
Best of luck with your venture.