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Great piece Richard! And of course, in our world, your wishes are someone's command:

How human composting could reduce death's carbon footprint

https://www.cnn.com/2022/11/07/world/human-composting-natural-organic-reduction-scn-lbg/index.html

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Love it! Did you know a funeral home in Metairie lets you bury bodies in the ground, no coffin. Apparently, government rules are strict about this. Probably having to do with the Mafia.

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I wonder what "ground" the funeral home uses. J is planning to have her corpus shipped to Oregon for composting. I'll pass this new option along to her.

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I'm glad to help. Not sure of the details or what funeral home.

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Richard, thank you for this post. I share your feelings about composting. I cannot stand throwing away food. To know that my vegetable peels will turn back into soil under my eyes rather than rot inside a trash bag makes me feel better. I built a composting bin out of wooden pallets. Our dog never misses a chance to stop and sniff around it. Just like you, she knows something really good is going on in there.

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Composting is incredibly satisfying, isn't it, Olivier! Few things turn waste into fresh soil--and that we can do!

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You are obviously really good at compost-making. Another skill to add to the long-list. Last week, comedy!

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There's not much skill to composting, Margaret! That's why even I can do it.

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Isn't French dirt just your basic compost, à la française?

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Not really! French Dirt is...well, just the dirt in France. In my memory, they didn't compost, and since they didn't raise cows or horses, no manure.

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