self-sustaining

That move came with the mandate that each athletic program was considered an auxiliary enterprise similar to campus parking and housing, with the expectation that they would be similarly 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.