This is an important point to understanding the history of colonialism and little "lordships" that are made possible by extraction economics. Americans have adopted it blindly, and the concept of the local soil feeding people is anathema to the perception of wealth. The closest thing to a commons is a playground treated with weedkiller.
The grass lawn represents death and uselessness. The first things on your list should always be edible. Herbs are a good start, but should be secondary, even if it means annoying the neighbors by owning goats or sheep that eat their grass. It’s illegal to have goats at my house, but I have to put up with the deer that are fed by my neighbors. I’m increasing garden area every year, and a greenhouse goes up this winter. More solar panels after that.