Below are listed blog posts on the Food Garden Group blog that provide a good introduction to food gardening:
Vegie Patch Basics
This is a year-round series for those who are new to food gardening or want to refresh their knowledge. It discusses how to set up a vegie patch from scratch and suggests what you can do each month. The series also introduces composting, irrigation, soil improvement and controlling pests.
Veggie Patch Basics-1 covers setting up a food garden
Veggie Patch Basics-2 covers the period April-May
Veggie Patch Basics-3 covers the period June-July
Veggie Patch Basics-4 covers the period August-September
Veggie Patch Basics-5 covers the period October-November
Veggie Patch Basics-6 covers the period December-January
Veggie Patch Basics-7 covers the period February - March
Shorter introductory blog posts:
Moon planting: Gardening with natural rhythms