Thank you SO MUCH for your response! I already use several of her mods but the slower eco footprint mod, on her mod page, makes no mention of it having an effect on anything other than the rate of eco footprint change, so I wasn't aware that it was a possible fix. I will try it.
That thread you also linked is a gold mine of information too, and it's not one of the many, many forum and reddit posts I did read when I was googling this issue. It's possible I can resolve my problem just by removing the Great Soil lot trait too.
I have a few things to try now, thanks to you. Many blessings to you for your help!
