self-sustaining

“My hope is that this will become a habitat that’s self-sustaining,” she said, “so I can step away and be OK just picking up trash every once in a while.”

Black history teaches us that democracy is not self-sustaining; it requires vigilance, sacrifice, and strategic organizing.

"I can't foresee a scenario where DSA is able to generate sufficient passenger numbers to enable it to actually be self-sustaining."

They’re self-sustaining and also a more pure crop in terms of agriculture.

Further flights, he said, would fulfill the goal of building a “self-sustaining city in about 20 years.”