These facilities provide assisted living for patients with mental illnesses for an extended period of time, and often aid in the transition to self-sufficiency.
As with the rest of its students, the college aspires to inculcate a sense of assured self-sufficiency and empowerment in its special students as well.
As a practical method of farming, biodynamics embodies the ideal of ever-increasing ecological self-sufficiency just as with modern agro-ecology, but includes ethical-spiritual considerations.
The quantity and quality of agricultural land ensured self-sufficiency and considerable quantities of various agricultural products and processed foodstuffs available for export.