I have been reading, listening and learning about permaculture for a number of years and recently moved out of the city (in my case, Madrid - Spain) into the mountainside. We live on a modest plot of 0.25 acres, although large by Spanish suburban standards and behind the house is a protected nature reserve.
I have hopes of creating a mini-food forest and growing a portion of our own produce. We are getting some chickens in the spring and preparing
compost to improve the soil.
The main concern I have is that the land here is very clay-heavy and has a ton of rocks (see pictures). In fact, for a large chunk of the plot once you get past a shallow earth layer, it is all just rock. Other than cry for a while and then move, does anyone have any suggestions on how to work with this site? I am thinking about just doing alot of soil-building up there as if it were urban.
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