10/25/2026
Have you heard of “human composting”?
Not my favorite term, but a fascinating concept. Also called “terramation,” or “natural organic reduction,” it is the process of hastening the decomposition of an unembalmed body - one of our more eco-friendly forms of laying one to rest.
In places like Recompose in the PNW, the practice is done with beauty, reverence, and ceremony. When the process is complete, loved ones receive a beautiful, rich soil that they can use to tend their gardens, allowing their loved one’s life to continue in another form.
Images from Guardian Australia