"When he asked where to begin on this journey, I advised as I always do... start with chickens!"...

Agreed.
Starting with chickens makes the most sense.

Whats the scoop on those 48v batteries you mentioned? And what tech are they?

Also, the hoop house... We have them where I am. pvc and scrap plastic we harvested from old grow sites. We see 40-50mph before gusting in the valley here fairly commonly. I've seen metal roofs blown off (and even stick built metal sided structures blow away twice now). We've found that if you orient hoop houses so that the common wind, which for us is east or west, blows over the side of the hoop house and stake them down (1.5 foot in the ground has worked for us), they will withstand basically anything wind can attempt. Even when made of just 1 inch pvc with wooden perimeter to fix the stakes and pvc hoops to at the ground. If you're looking to save money, this could be an option. Having rigid ends is helpful as they will blow and shutter.

Having trees makes me totally jealous lol