
70% self supporting ranking (Based on growing my own food, full solar plus portable solar back up generators, water supply - very clean well water through strong filtration system, septic, other backup prepping per Naturalnews.com
Goal is to become 90% relying on trade with others, give excess to those in need.
Microbial fact - Microbes are used to soften and whitewash your jeans? Trichoderma sp are one of the key micro-organisms used in the process of manipulating fabrics. Concentration combined with amount of time determine how faded they look but this also affects how soft they are and how easy they can rip. So buyer beware the next time you chose to purchase the softest pair and think they are made to last like all the rest.
Trichoderma sp are also very important for Certified Arborists for control of soil born tree diseases like Phytophora Root Rot. Potato farmers also require this microbe with others to control Potato blight.
Trichoderma is how advanced tree specialists, horticulturalists and farmers are moving away from pesticide usage.