Could we really be self-reliant?  Could we actually sustain ourselves with wholesome, healthy food and water?  The answer is . . . yes, for 5 principal reasons:

• The population density is low
• There is sufficient reliable water
• We enjoy a benign climate supporting a wide variety of
  agriculture
• The county has enough arable land
• In recent years we have built a “knowledge bank” of small
  farmers and ranchers who actually know what they are doing