Earth Funeral in the news

The Washington Post covers Earth Funeral's new Maryland facility and the growing momentum behind human composting as a sustainable alternative to burial and cremation.

Paula Span examines the growing movement toward sustainable end-of-life alternatives as Americans increasingly seek environmentally conscious death care options. The piece explores various green burial methods while highlighting innovative approaches like soil transformation that offer meaningful alternatives to traditional burial and cremation.

Upworthy covers the opening of Earth Funeral's Elkridge, Maryland facility, the largest human composting center in the country and the first on the East Coast, bringing soil transformation closer to families across the East Coast.

The Baltimore Banner covers the opening of Earth Funeral's first East Coast facility in Elkridge, Maryland, bringing human composting to families from Maine to Georgia.

Watch how Earth Funeral helps families find meaning through soil transformation, as featured in CNN's coverage of the growing human composting movement. Experience how our 45-day process creates lasting legacies through conservation projects and memorial gardens, offering families a way to continue nurturing life even after death.

TODAY reports on Martha Stewart’s revelation that she intends to be composted at end of life, sparking a national conversation about human composting and featuring expert context from Earth Funeral co-founder Tom Harries.

See how Earth Funeral's CEO shared our mission on CBS Mornings, explaining the gentle 30-day process that transforms bodies into soil for conservation projects. See our expansion across 12 states and how donated soil supports reforestation, ecosystem restoration, and wildfire restoration efforts nationwide.

Earth Funeral, who leads the nation's largest human composting operation, is featured in The Wall Street Journal's exploration of eco-friendly funeral innovations. Explore our expansion plans to bring zero-emission soil transformation to the East Coast, offering sustainable alternatives that address environmental concerns and changing attitudes toward traditional death care.

Earth Funeral is expanding to the East Coast as New Jersey moves toward legalizing human composting with overwhelming bipartisan support. Learn about our plans to open regional facilities by early 2026, bringing sustainable soil transformation closer to Mid-Atlantic families seeking meaningful, environmentally conscious end-of-life options.

Explore how Maryland is becoming a hub for green death care, as featured in The Baltimore Sun's deep dive into the state's growing appetite for eco-friendly end-of-life options. Discover how Earth Funeral's new Elkridge facility, one of the world's largest human composting sites, is giving families an affordable, flexible, and deeply personal alternative to traditional burial and cremation, backed by the most rigorous natural organic reduction regulations in the country.

Discover how Earth Funeral's landmark new Maryland facility is bringing natural organic reduction to the East Coast, as featured in Axios's coverage of the green burial boom. Explore how our 36,000-square-foot Elkridge facility, one of the world's largest, is making soil transformation accessible to families who previously had to transport loved ones across the country, offering an eco-friendly, meaningful alternative to burial and cremation.

The Associated Press covers the rise of human composting, featuring Earth Funeral’s natural, scalable offering.

The Richmond Times-Dispatch covers Earth Funeral’s expansion, bringing human composting to East Coast families.

Human composting is now available in Illinois as Earth Funeral expands its services to the Midwest. Learn how soil transformation works, why it’s gaining interest nationwide, and what this new option offers families looking for a more sustainable approach to end-of-life care.

Learn how Earth Funeral works seamlessly with local authorities to serve Washington families choosing soil transformation over traditional burial and cremation. Learn about our process that produces compostable soil while families share personal stories of finding meaning through becoming part of the natural ecosystem.