Skip JayR - 'worthless land' in the
nova scotia context = rural land away from significant communities, tree covered, not on prime coast. Land starved germans tend to love it, and locals can't understand why. Beauty (and land value) really is in the eye of the beholder.
You'll find all of the pristine untouched land and
water you can imagine in
Nova Scotia, and you really would find it dramatically unregulated compared to
Germany. Hope you make it here. Be sure to message me if you make to Cape Breton, it would be great to meet you.