Channel: Ask a Mortician

Category: Education

Tags: cremationnatural organic reductioncompostrecomposerememberlanddecompositionbells mountainnorkatrina spadeconservationenvironmentburialask a morticianfuneralcaitlin doughtyseattlehuman composting

Description: For the DIE hard gardening enthusiast... Thank you Patron deathlings, who make this all possible! patreon.com/thegooddeath Learn more about Recompose: recompose.life Learn more about Bells Mountain: rememberland.org Explore our NEWLY REDESIGNED website: orderofthegooddeath.com ***CAITLIN CONTENT*** Books: caitlindoughty.com/books MORTAL course: mortalcourse.com Our podcast on iTunes: apple.co/2yK6c6G Spotify: spoti.fi/2QZEVEM Google Play: bit.ly/2AdEvoj The Order of the Good Death – articles, resources, updates, and more: orderofthegooddeath.com The Order of the Good Death on Instagram: instagram.com/ordergooddeath The Order of the Good Death on Twitter: twitter.com/OrderGoodDeath ***OTHER WAYS TO SUPPORT AND GROW OUR NON-PROFIT*** Donations on Patreon: patreon.com/thegooddeath A one time donation: bit.ly/3iaz9jN The Order of the Good Death's Store: the-order-of-the-good-death.myshopify.com ***WHERE ELSE YOU CAN FIND ME*** Website: orderofthegooddeath.com Twitter: twitter.com/thegooddeath Instagram: instagram.com/thegooddeath ***CREDITS*** Producer and Writer: Louise Hung (@LouiseHung1) Editor & Graphics: Timothy Meier Thank you to Katrina Spade, Anna Swenson, and everyone at Recompose! We so appreciate your giving us a look behind the scenes at the important work you do. ***SELECTED SOURCES & ADDITIONAL READING*** Recompose recompose.life Bells Mountain (Remember Land) rememberland.org “Recompose, the human-composting alternative to burial and cremation, finds a home in Seattle’s Sodo area” seattletimes.com/life/recompose-the-human-composting-project-finds-a-home-in-seattles-sodo “Recompose, the first human-composting funeral home in the U.S., is now open for business” seattletimes.com/life/recompose-the-first-human-compositing-funeral-home-in-the-u-s-is-now-open-for-business “Compost your departed loved one and save the planet, L.A. lawmaker says” latimes.com/california/story/2020-02-24/california-human-compost-legislation “Cremation rate in the United States from 1975 to 2020” statista.com/statistics/251702/cremation-rate-in-the-united-states “Dust to dust: Will California lawmakers legalize human composting — transforming bodies into soil?” calmatters.org/politics/2021/08/human-composting-california-law