In the garden of her home in Bellingham, Washington, Marie Eaton is always able to find something she lost. "When I come out to garden, he's there," she said. "And every time I'm under one of the ...

"To know that the last gesture you'll make will be gentle and beneficial just feels like the right thing to do," says Recompose founder Katrina Spade At the age of 50, Nina Schoen expects to have a ...

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Composting is nature's way of recycling organic waste and returning nutrients to the soil. If you already make your own DIY compost, then you're helping fast-track what mother earth does, and with ...

Minnesotans will soon no longer need to leave the state to return their remains to nature by converting them into nutrient-rich soil. As of July 1, human composting — also known as natural organic ...