AUBURN, Wash. — It's never easy to lose a loved one, especially a child. Rebecca Sumner says at just 7 years old, her daughter enjoyed the beauty of nature and was eager to learn about the world ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Minnesota has legalized a process that allows people to, quite literally, become soil after they die. The two- to three-month ...

There’s a burgeoning industry that offers “terramation.” Just like cremation is a euphemism for body incineration, terramation simply means composting human remains. The big selling point: It’s a ...

QUILCENE — Auburn-based human composting company Earth Funeral is seeking to make a third option available, as an alternative to cremation or traditional burial. “Human composting, otherwise known as ...

Green burials, which return the body to the earth without a casket or embalming, can be cheaper than a conventional burial.

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. AUBURN, Wash. (KOIN) — Return Home CEO Micah ...

Last week was a difficult milestone for Sean Hanna of Encino. It marked one year since he lost his partner Stephen Staunton to brain cancer. Staunton was an avid gardener. He was also a really big fan ...

BOULDER, CO / ACCESSWIRE / October 1, 2024 / The Natural Funeral, a leader in sustainable funeral practices, proudly announces the launch of its TerraCare Partner Program™. This innovative initiative ...

KEENE, N.Y. (WCAX) - The number of people looking for environmentally friendly burials is on the rise. With recent legalization allowing human composting in New York, people there now have a handful ...

SALT LAKE CITY (KUTV) — A new bill has been introduced in Utah that proposes natural organic reduction, also known as human composting, as an alternative to traditional burial methods. This option, ...

When she was young, Brie Smith discovered what she calls “a knack.” It’s a rather peculiar one, all things considered. In high school, studying advanced anatomy and physiology, Smith gravitated toward ...

TACOMA, WA / ACCESSWIRE / January 24, 2024 / The first-ever TerraCon terramation (body composting) conference is set to take place from Feb. 21-22, 2024, at the Tacoma Convention Center, just 30 miles ...