Greek American starting to learn about agroforestry -> Syntropic agroforestry and thinking about the island of lesvos where I am from and potentially starting a project. Our island is kind of weird and has a lush eastern side and an arid (almost lunar) western side. I am not sure why this is but I have heard that the west side gets less rain and the soil is acidic and vulcanic and probably over grazed. I do remember however passing an olive grove in this wasteland and now wondering how this was achived in such harsh conditions. Did the farmer here just dig a well, irrigate like crazy and fertalize? The only thing that grows out here is this spiny bush locally called sea urchin's foot αχινοπόδι aka "Genista acanthoclada". Land out here is pretty cheap so was thinking about buying some and perhaps doing an infestation.