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> But depending on state/local laws you are limited to what you can grow in your backyard.

had definitely not heard of this one. I thought requiring a permit to grow veggies was quintessentially a UK thing. I'm aware of laws against various invasive species here. but even those are rare and I've never heard of them overlapping significantly with things you would want to eat

I guess an HoA might interfere but that's usually focused more on stuff that's visible from the street

animals are a different story though. anything noisy or smelly is likely to be regulated. if you build structures for them that will also be regulated. but even then many very dense urban areas will still permit a small chicken coop, just no roosters and only a few birds max

all that being said, regardless of local law I've known people to raise pigs if they had an acre or so. since they aren't meant as pets to begin with the worst case scenario that you're forced to get rid of them doesn't really matter all that much. and honestly no one is going to take notice if you're on a sufficiently large lot