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Ashes to ashes, corpse to #compost: #GreenWoodCemetery to offer ‘human composting’ starting in 2027

By Kirstyn Brendlen

"In pursuit of a more eco-friendly future, Green-Wood #Cemetery is going back to basics.

"Starting next year, the storied cemetery will offer a new burial option: 'natural organic reduction,' also known as human composting.

"The process is fairly similar to run-of-the-mill composting. Bodies are sealed in specialized 'pods' on a bed of hay, straw and alfalfa. The pods — designed to regulate moisture and airflow — rock gently back and forth to help speed decomposition.

"After just 40 days, the contents of the pod break down into roughly 160 pounds of nutrient-dense soil, which will be used to support Green-Wood’s many plants and trees. "

Learn more:
https://www.brooklynpaper.com/green-wood-cemetery-human-composting/

#SolarPunkSunday #GreenBurial #HumanComposting #NYC #BrooklynNY #CompostingHumanRemains

So yes, I covered quite a few topics today -- including #Humanure and #GreenBurial -- because... Well, defecation and death are part of life. I hope to cover more #Permaculture and #Gardening articles next week, since it's a good time to start planning one's garden. And also places to purchase seeds (though #SeedLibraries are better, they may not have everything... Yet!). And of course, more #SolarPunk articles to inspire us in 2025! Join me next #SolarPunkSunday!

"#Mycellium is the #root structure of #mushrooms and, simply [stated], they're just the #recyclers of #nature."

#Mycoremediation, replacing #plastics, #meats, #packaging, #leathers and more are all possible with #fungi, perhaps the important #organism on #Earth.

Using and doing Everything, Everywhere, All at Once to mitigate #ClimateChange may save our #species. It's our best option.

Now I want to be buried in a #mushroom #coffin. #GreenFuneral #GreenBurial

#link: https://youtu.be/dtZehr9KsmM?si=3M93NccbOy-dGzo8

People: "I hope I go to heaven after I die"

Me: "I hope the most diverse little ecosystem grows from the soil of my decomposed body - just the coolest plants, fungi, little insects, birds, animals, microbes just thriving on my remains…”

Words: @wokescientist
Artist: @emossillustrates

#HisAndHearsePress #NaturalBurial #GreenBurial #HumanComposting #AlkalineHydrolysis #EcoFriendlyFuneral #DeathPositive #MortuaryScience #SustainableFuneral

Curious about home funerals and green burial in Australia? I talk with Sarah Crews on her podcast A Path Home - part of the National Home Funeral Alliance in the USA - about what's new, what's hoped for, and what's important in a home funearl.

Listen on your usual podcast provider or click here: https://lnns.co/GeQV94L2lJv

#GDEP #AskAnnetta #podcast #HomeFuneral #GreenBurial #NaturalBurial #EndOfLife

Human #composting is legal in Washington, Oregon, Colorado, Vermont, California, and now New York.

https://www.instagram.com/reel/CoAvnIegWUQ/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

I had Spanky aquamated, another #cremation alternative that emits far fewer greenhouse gasses.

#GreenBurial #HumanComposting #Aquamation #CremationAlternative #SustainableLiving #SustainableDeath