Notes:

One thing I should have added when discussing buildings. Building requirements have changed over the years, some of them for the better, such as requiring sturdier bases, deeper foundations, and more insulation (at least here in Maine). That said other codes don’t make sense to me and just seem redundant and like they are just there to cost the homebuilder more money and time (some towns have excessively redundant electrical precaution requirements).

The goat farm I worked on: Cleire Goats, http://www.capeclearisland.ie/GoatFarm

The book I mentioned: Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art, by James Nestor