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As seen in 6ABC: New Jersey legalizes human composting as alternative to traditional burial

As Seen In AARP: Human Composting: A New Take on the 'Green' Funeral

As Seen in AP News: The Rise of Greener Death Care Options

As Seen In Atlanta Journal-Constitution: Georgia Legalizes Human Composting as 'Green' Alternative to Burial

As Seen in Axios: A Massive "Human Composting" Facility Just Opened Outside D.C.

As Seen In AZFamily: Gov. Hobbs Signs 'Grandpa in the Garden' Bill, Paving Way for Human Composting in Arizona

As Seen in Baltimore Sun: After death, some Marylanders are choosing to become soil instead of ashes

As Seen In CBS Mornings: Human Composting Offers an Environmentally Friendly Alternative to Burial and Cremation

As Seen In CBS News Baltimore: New Howard County facility brings human composting to the East Coast

As Seen In CNN: Human Composting is Rising in Popularity as an Earth-Friendly Life After Death

As Seen In Connecting Directors: How Earth Funeral Plans to Take Human Composting Mainstream

As seen in FOX 32 ChicagoLIVE: Human composting service expands to Illinois residents

As Seen In Gardening Know How: You Can Now Be Composted and Returned to Your Garden as Soil – the End-Of-Life Care Option That's Appealing to Gardeners

As Seen In KCRW: Dying Harms the Planet. So CA Legalized Human Composting

As Seen In KOIN 6: Earth Funeral Wants You to Have All the Options When It Comes to Putting a Loved One to Rest

As seen in KTNV Las Vegas: Take a look inside Nevada's first human composting facility

As Seen In Las Vegas Sun: Earth Funeral's Opening Offers Nevadans a New Green Option for Burial

As Seen In Maryland Matters: Maryland's first 'human composting' facility is open for business

As seen in NJ.com: Would You Turn Your Body Into Garden Soil? Human Composting is Coming to N.J.

As Seen In NPR: New green burial option in Nevada

As Seen In Queen City News: 'Simple, natural, gentle alternative': Charlotte couple turns to human composting for eco-friendly end of life

As Seen In TechCrunch: Making life (and death) better despite regulatory barriers

As Seen in The Baltimore Banner: Dust to dust: New Elkridge facility offers composting of human remains

As Seen In The Charlotte Observer: NC targeted for expansion by company that turns human remains into compost

As seen in the Chicago Tribune: Human composting offers an environmentally friendly end

As Seen In The Cool Down: East Coast Gets First Human Composting Facility as Greener End-of-Life Option Gains Ground

As Seen In The News Tribune: Returning to the Earth by Becoming Earth. Why Some WA Folks Choose Human Composting

As seen in the New York Times: When I Go, I’m Going Green

As seen in the Philadelphia Inquirer: This Chestnut Hill Man Wants to Be Composted After He Dies

As seen in the Richmond Times-Dispatch: Earth Funeral Brings Human Composting to Virginia

As Seen In The Stranger: Younger People Are Planning Their Own Composting Funerals in Washington

As seen in the US Sun: Human Composting Spreads Nationwide as Earth Funeral Leads on Affordability

As Seen In The Wall Street Journal: The Funeral Startups Offering an Eco-Friendly Final Resting Place

As Seen in The Washington Post: Human composting turns bodies to soil — and the trend is growing

As Seen In TODAY: Martha Stewart Says She Wants to Be Composted

As Seen In Upworthy: Largest 'human composting' facility in the country aims to return our bodies to nature when we die

As Seen In WBAL-TV 11 News: East Coast's first human composting facility opens in Maryland

As seen in WHYY: Human composting offers families an eco-friendly death care option

As Seen In WMAR-2 News Baltimore: Eco-friendly deathcare is now more accessible with first human composting facility open on the East Coast

As Seen In Yahoo News: East Coast Gets First Human Composting Facility as Greener End-of-Life Option Gains Ground

Resources

Earth Announces $10M Seed Round

Earth Funeral Opens Nation's Largest Human Composting Facility, a First for the East Coast

America Has Chosen: Human Composting Is Now the #1 Alternative to Burial

Earth Funeral Has Been Nominated for The Seattle Times Best in the PNW

The Push to Legalize Human Composting in Michigan Is Gaining Momentum

2026 Seattle Times Best in the PNW Results: Earth Funeral Wins Gold for Funeral Home

End Of Life Logistics

At-Need Funeral Guide: How To Plan An Unexpected Funeral

How Much Does Cremation Cost?

How To Plan A Funeral: The Complete Guide

Preparing For A Loved One To Pass At Home

Table: How to Plan a Funeral For an Unexpected Passing

Transporting A Body Over State Lines: Navigating After Death

What Does A Funeral Home Do?

What If A Loved One Doesn't Want A Funeral?

When Words Matter Most: A Video Series on End-of-Life Conversations

Who Can Authorize A Disposition In Washington?

A Thoughtful Way to Use Tax Season for End-of-Life Planning

Cremation and Aquamation: Comparing Water vs Flame Cremation, and Greener Alternatives

In-Case-of-Death Binder: What to Include, How to Organize, and Why It Matters

How Long Do Funerals Take to Plan? (A Practical Timeline)

Green Funeral Practice

"What Happens to the Bones?” and Other Common Questions About Human Composting

Funeral Planning: Can I Be Buried Without A Casket?

How To Become A Tree When You Die

Is Cremation Bad For The Environment?

Natural Burial: What Is It and Why Have One?

Natural Organic Reduction: Alternative To Burial And Cremation

Sky Burials And Other Eco-Friendly Funerals

Sustainable Funerals: Alternatives To Embalming

Table: How Your Funeral Impacts the Environment

Tracker: Where Is Alkaline Hydrolysis Legal In The US?

Tracker: Where Is Aquamation Legal In The US?

Tracker: Where Is Human Composting Legal In The US?

Tracker: Where Is Terramation Legal In The US?

Tree Pod Burial Explained: Becoming a Tree After Death

What Does It Mean To Have A Green Burial?

What Is Alkaline Hydrolysis? Sustainable Funeral Planning

What is Terramation?

Where Is Natural Organic Reduction Legal And Available?

How we care for our families

A Guide to Alternative Funeral Options

Eco-Friendly Burials: Sustainable End-of-Life Options

Grief Resources

Green Grieving: Eco-Therapy, Coping with Loss and Finding Solace in Nature

Human Composting 101

A New Dawn in Nevada: The Legalization of Human Composting

Another Win for Human Composting: Now Legal in Minnesota

Arizona Becomes 8th State to Legalize Human Composting

Human Composting Statistics

Human Composting in Maryland: Now Available from Earth Funeral

Human Composting in New Jersey: Now Available from Earth Funeral

Human Composting in Virginia: Now Available from Earth Funeral

Human Composting is Now Legal in Maryland and Delaware

Human Composting vs Aquamation: A Comparative Analysis

Human Composting vs. Cremation: An Eco-Friendly Comparison

Human Composting: A Sustainable Choice For Washington Residents

Human Composting: Everything You Need to Know

If I Donate My Body to Science, Can I Also Become Soil?

Organ Donation and Human Composting: Can You Do Both?

Human Composting in Pennsylvania: Now Available from Earth Funeral

Human Composting in Illinois: Now Available from Earth Funeral

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Human Composting in New York: Now Available from Earth Funeral

Human Composting in North Carolina: Now Available from Earth Funeral

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Human Composting in Utah: Available from Earth Funeral

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Human Composting in Massachusetts: Now Available from Earth Funeral

Human Composting in Indiana: Now Available from Earth Funeral

Human Composting in Missouri: Now Available from Earth Funeral

Human Composting in South Carolina: Now Available from Earth Funeral

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Human Composting in West Virginia: Now Available from Earth Funeral

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Human Composting in Rhode Island: Now Available from Earth Funeral

Human Composting in Wisconsin: Now Available from Earth Funeral

Human Composting in Delaware: Now Available from Earth Funeral

Human Composting in Maine: Now Available from Earth Funeral

Human Composting in Minnesota: Now Available from Earth Funeral

Human Composting in Vermont: Now Available from Earth Funeral

Human Composting in Georgia: Now Available from Earth Funeral

Human Composting in Texas: Now Available from Earth Funeral

Human Composting in Colorado: Now Available from Earth Funeral

Human Composting in Washington, D.C.: Now Available from Earth Funeral

Memorial Services

Finding the Words: How to Hire a Professional Obituary Writer

Prepaid Funerals

Prepaid Funeral Plans: How To Choose Your Best Option

Soil Transformation

How Is A Body Prepared For Soil Transformation?

Martha Stewart Wants to Be Composted. Here’s the Regulated Version of That Process.

What To Do With Soil From Soil Transformation

Lasting Legacies

A Doctor's Pre-Planning Prescription

A Perennial Peace

A Science Teacher's Final Environmental Lesson

Carol and Kirk’s Last Supper

Completing Nature's Cycle

Eternal Love in the Garden

Finding the Courage to Summit

Growing Together

I See Life In This Plant

Jennifer’s Recipe for Peace of Mind

Living Life on Your Terms

Todd's Gift: Starting the Conversation

Travels of the Heart with Soil

Reports

A Complete Guide To Funeral Pre-Planning

A Guide to Best Practices in NOR

Conversation Starters

End-of-Life Planning Myths and Misconceptions

How to Use Your Soil

The Environmental Impact Of Funeral Choices

The Science Behind The Soil

Spreading Soils