Recompose addresses some of the basics of human composting in response to Martha Stewart’s viral comment about wanting to be composted.
Resource Library
A collection of resources designed to inform, guide, and inspire your experience with Recompose and human composting
“It really does not feel like a funeral home”
When Jan Campbell received a terminal cancer diagnosis, she began planning her end-of-life care. Jan shares what guided her decision in this short video.
How to Write an Obituary: Guide and Template
This guide helps make the process of writing an obituary more manageable and straightforward.
Tips for Selecting Photos for an Obituary
A few tips to help you narrow down options and choose photos for your person's obituary.
“He took great pleasure in being on the frontier with Recompose”
Two families share their experiences and the impact of choosing human composting and using Recompose.
How to Consider Your Soil Options
Learn more about the nutrient-rich soil created from the Recompose process and options for returning the soil.
The Laying-In Ceremony
Laying-in ceremony is similar to a graveside service or green funeral where you can honor your loved one with care and respect.
“A tangible way to honor Jeff’s love”
Jeff Mintle and his family loved to travel. They continue to honor him by spreading his soil in his favorite places around the world.
Is Embalming Bad for the Environment?
Learn why it's important to choose a green funeral option like soil transformation instead of conventional burial.
Redesigning the End-of-Life Experience
Katrina explains how she set out to redesign the end-of-life experience and how design matters deeply to Recompose. End Well Symposium
Transportation to Recompose
Recompose will coordinate the safe and respectful transport of your person's body into our care.
How Human Composting Can Impact Climate Change
Katrina talks about the origin of her idea to develop human composting and shares how the Recompose process works. KCTS 9 Cascade PBS
Designing a Good Death
Katrina participates in a panel discussion about intentionality at the end of life with death doula Alua Arthur, and end-of-life options advocate Dan Diaz. Aspen Ideas Festival
“From Earth to Earth”
Sonia Baker was passionate about the environment. She wanted to be returned to the earth beneath a Gravenstein apple tree because they make the best apple pies.
How to Talk to Friends & Family About Human Composting
We've created a template so you can start talking with loved ones about your death care plan and why it is meaningful.
Informing Professional Advisors About Recompose
You can use this simple template to inform professional advisors about Recompose and your death care wishes.
What Is a Green Funeral?
Learn about the different types of green funeral options and how they vary from conventional burial and cremation.
Human Composting: The Rising Interest in Natural Burial
Recompose client, Marie Eaton, shares about her brother's love of Japanese maples and how his soil has nurtured trees across the country. CBS Sunday Morning
“This year Eddie gets to be the top dress”
While tending her garden, Cheryl Nugent shares about her husband Edward "Eddie" Lee Nugent. He has become part of the garden he loved so dearly.
Human Composting Offers an Eco-Friendly Life After Death
Walk through the Gathering Space and see the vessel array in the Greenhouse where bodies are transformed into soil. King 5 Evening News, Seattle
Planning Ahead for Transportation
What to expect for the transportation of your body to Recompose and tips for Precompose members outside our service area.
Human Composting: A New Option in Death Care
Recompose client and Arizona resident, Ted Makropoulos, shares how he will plant a garden of sunflowers with the soil from his late wife, Carla. 12NEWS, Phoenix
Making Your Precompose Trust Irrevocable
The most common reason to make a trust irrevocable is so that you or the recipient can qualify for Medicaid benefits.
What to Do When Your Person Dies
We understand that death can be an overwhelming time. Learn what to do and what information you'll need to have when a death occurs.
“Spread under the roots of so many trees”
Wayne Dodge was an avid gardener who loved Japanese maples. Friends and family used Wayne's soil for their own maples and in special places throughout their gardens.
10 Alternative Funeral Options for a Thoughtful Farewell
Explore 10 alternative burial options and what makes them unique.
Let’s Visit the Human Composting Facility!
Mortician, writer, and advocate, Caitlin Doughty, visited Recompose in 2021, shortly after we opened our first facility. YouTube
Let’s Talk About Human Composting
In 2016, Katrina shared her concept of creating a scalable, urban model to turn human beings into soil at the end of life. TEDx Talk
