Where I live on an acre of rural property I will have to get a land clearing permit first. Probably have to verify there are no endangered species or wetlands going to be threatened. Than we have a water restriction in place...
Might as well plant pot to offset the permitting amd gubmint intrusion! ;-)
Rural property and you have all that red tape to go through? WOW...You might want to consider moving to Tennessee! ;-)
We are also in a rural area and we plan to get pretty serious with gardening. Home grown simply tastes so much better and has to have a higher vitamin content. Husband has a great compost pile going. ;-)
The way this administration is making a ton of imprudent (understatement) decisions, we may eventually need what we grow a great deal more.