In Germany it´s a tradition to plant a tree for new born babies, now imagine planting your baby´s tree in the soil of your grandparents. The past generations would nourish the once just entering the world and look after them
@SimpleWhiteSpace3 жыл бұрын
Very moving sentiment.
@stacyragland31233 жыл бұрын
Wow that sounds beautiful!
@jwan11203 жыл бұрын
That's beautiful❣
@skeletor14223 жыл бұрын
*drops the mic* ❤️
@augustjsb3 жыл бұрын
It's the little suprises in life that can really show just how horrible of a person you are. I'm 26 minutes into this documentary, but still. When you said "plant your baby tree in the soil of your grandparents". My mind went to a completely different subject. If you'll excuse me, I need to go pray.
@plottwisted57933 жыл бұрын
This is the first burial varient that actually appeals to me. Before I was pretty "whatever" about what happens to my corpse, because I'll be dead and won't care. But the thought of just naturally become food for plants feels so pure and comforting. I'll have to look into if there is anything like this where I'm from
@shaddowsdieout3 жыл бұрын
Completing the carbon cycle woooo
@painterscastle3 жыл бұрын
I agree why are burying coffins and caskets all that's needed is a shroud.
@eldorados_lost_searcher3 жыл бұрын
Check out Diogenes the Cynic and how he wished to be buried.
@TheOnlyElle.3 жыл бұрын
@@eldorados_lost_searcher 😂
@kreiner13 жыл бұрын
It feels right. I don't know how else to put it.
@6aith3 жыл бұрын
I planted my late bearded dragon in a planter urn. A week later I saw a small mulberry tree pop up, they were her favorite snack, and watching all the plants grow really helped me with her passing. She's making beautiful things and snaccs for the little bugs she would have eaten. It's beautiful.
@cruisepaige3 жыл бұрын
This is so sweet. I want to feed trees and make snacks for bunnies, snakes and dragonflies.
@stevenporter64453 жыл бұрын
Isn't nature great
@stevenporter64453 жыл бұрын
I'd love to grow the smoke for my friends memorial party
@williamnordeste11693 жыл бұрын
compost humans??? Hasn't that been done for thousands of years?
@justme09103 жыл бұрын
@@williamnordeste1169 Composting is a bit different from just burying a body and letting it decay naturally in the soil. Composting is the process of turning dead organic matter (such as wood, hay, food scraps etc.) INTO soil in an aerobic (oxygen-filled) environment. The outcome is very similar, though.
@janethagaman9075 Жыл бұрын
I live in Seattle and this is where our mom was laid to rest. I'll be here when it's my trurn. They were wonderful people that made it easy to do.They even picked up our mom's body and helped with all the paperwork, at an affordable price. Thank you Caitlin, for briging this information to the people.
@vendettaverrone7159 Жыл бұрын
If you don't mind sharing. Do you remember how much you paid for the composting? I'm planning for when it's my time and when it's legal in my state(if I'm still in the US when I do)
@marywelden7692 Жыл бұрын
I’d like to know the cost too.
@sharonhicks808 Жыл бұрын
❤
@1BRWNSKN Жыл бұрын
🤔 $7000-$8000 isn't exactly "affordable". Those are funral home prices. Cremation is a few hundred.
@scclif10 ай бұрын
I heard once it was 5k .
@karebu23 жыл бұрын
Well kid, these are granny’s apples. No, really, they are.
@Honeybearsphone3 жыл бұрын
Gives Granny Smith apples a whole new spin
@lydiagiampetro30633 жыл бұрын
🤣😅😂🥰
@aprilw75613 жыл бұрын
😂
@suecasper42433 жыл бұрын
Hahaha that's so caitlin. I'm cracking up. Omg. I'm going down a rabbit hole in my head! New restaurant ( NOR ) presents salmon sponsered by the order of good death....food protected by the dead!
@SombreroPharoah3 жыл бұрын
@@suecasper4243 Let the Dead, nourish Your life!
@PisforPaper3 жыл бұрын
My mom, who was an avid gardener, died last year, she chose cremation but I think had it been available she would have chosen composting, it would have been so perfect for her. I hope this becomes much more available soon!
@cc1k4353 жыл бұрын
My grandmother would have liked to have been buried under her strawberry beds. 😆
@AngelJuliet3 жыл бұрын
My husbands grandma would have for sure have chosen composting
@MissaPality3 жыл бұрын
This would be my choice for myself. I would love to try to get my state to permit this as an option because I think many many people would choose this option. I am not understanding why this would meet any opposition either as it is beneficial to all involved and for the environment. I am also not understanding why the Catholic church opposed this also. I am Catholic and feel this would be closest to caring for God's creations. Makes zero sense why this would not be an option for anyone.
@happyzombiikitti3 жыл бұрын
@@MissaPality dont Catholics have to pay the church for a funeral service? It’s all a scam lol idk I’m Native American and Unitarian Universalist so i don’t know.
@CiaTheVideoStalker3 жыл бұрын
"You're probably wondering how I got here" It's Caitlin, so no.
@eldorados_lost_searcher3 жыл бұрын
Yeah, not really. We all just kinda assumed this was in the cards.
@ByzAsian453 жыл бұрын
Every opening in movie😁
@marcelozerbini54113 жыл бұрын
I'd be wondering if she wasn't there! LoL
@Fauna4ever3 жыл бұрын
You're awesome Caitlin! The movement of free choice and being focused on normalizing the way "the end" is viewed and conceptualized is beautiful! Bless all of this community and yourself for all the progress forward (though it has such a long way to go, but honestly, something has to be done with the ever increasing human population, which at one point or another, will be an ever increasing corpse "population").
@JC-qx5qo3 жыл бұрын
If this was available here (Alberta, Canada), I would be signing up today as part of my afterlife planning.
@odesseus Жыл бұрын
I was deeply moved by this video. I now want to be composted when I die. It's the best way to give back to the planet that supported me.
@CarriUSA Жыл бұрын
Or you could just poop outside aka manure🙄 Stupidest comment ever!
@andrewgeary9749 Жыл бұрын
Agreed! If we wait a little to die it should become more common place!
@madshorn5826 Жыл бұрын
For a science fiction story where this practice is prominent read Becky Chambers "Records Of A Space Born Few". It is the third book in a series of four, but can be read as a stand alone novel.
@Copyright-di4we Жыл бұрын
i'd rather be buried butt naked and just have a tree planted on top. Seems much more simple and peaceful tbh.
@comradebismarck Жыл бұрын
I agree, too! And the best thing is even if you do wake up, you have air, and they'll take you out straight away.
@birdgirl83903 жыл бұрын
First I was not happy about the idea of being composted, but her showing the ritual was so beautiful and calming and tbh I'd absolutely LOVE to chill in a pile of wood chips inside a capsules to then have my compost spread in a forest. That would be my ideal way to go. Now that I've thought more about it, if my grandpa had died at a time where this would've been possible I would have made a garden with his compost and planted nothing but his favourite flowers in it. He was a very passionate gardener and would probably have loved the idea of this kind of burial.
@kaychapparo53473 жыл бұрын
What a more beautiful way to almost continue living on if you are a Gardner. My grandma also loved to garden. She use to have a huge garden every year even when she moved to the city. If this was around when she passed I know she would have loved to be in her garden feeding her peach tree she absolutely loved.
@courtnez3 жыл бұрын
Well said! My dad would have loved this too. He died way too soon.
@1989DarkBeauty3 жыл бұрын
This is what I've wanted my entire life understanding what death meant for my body. Seeing a loved one pumped full of preserving chemicals and made up at a viewing made me ill; it didn't look like her, it looked like a doll. I knew I wanted my body untouched and naturally decomposed. When this option of fast decomposition that would allow me to be a part of my garden showed up, I was ecstatic.
@thamieklybodonmi3 жыл бұрын
Or you could plant a rose on his grave...
@FezCaliph3 жыл бұрын
@@thamieklybodonmi not the same at all
@aDespondentThespian3 жыл бұрын
As someone whose nearing her death. This gives me a lot to think about. Brings tears to my eyes, Caitlyn.
@thoughtsnorker63093 жыл бұрын
good luck on this journey, whatever the path may be
@tkmccoywv3 жыл бұрын
Best of luck to you, Thespian. Safe journeys
@cholec92303 жыл бұрын
sending love
@khaxjc13 жыл бұрын
It feels wrong to leave a like on such a comment but I am glad that you have access to this channel, information, and the death positive support here at this time. I hope you are supported also beyond here and have what you need to remove extra stressors as they come.
@maryupoppin3 жыл бұрын
Wishing you a peaceful transition
@jamesgreen66083 жыл бұрын
The little girl cartwheeling through the compost made me cry. That has to be the most beautiful thing I've heard dancing in your loved ones compost.
@sadnktvr Жыл бұрын
This was just 🤌 chefs kiss. "We should all be cartwheeling through the compost" ABSOLUTELY!! And that man was such a joy i caught myself grabbing my chest with a soft aww and wiping a tear away the entire time. Such a delight this entire video was. How beautiful 🤧❤❤❤
@paintitblack9712 Жыл бұрын
I actually teared up. Just beautiful
@sherryg18383 жыл бұрын
“We should all be cartwheeling through the compost.” So touching and emotional.
@ginasreview10303 жыл бұрын
"You're not a tree, you're a forest." I love that, seems so soothing to me mentally.
@terrybeter16332 жыл бұрын
Love this!!!
@georgiabigfoot2 жыл бұрын
I could see these people starring on Finding Bigfoot
@KristiLEvans13 жыл бұрын
“One of the times, a woman leapt out of the car, screaming her loved one’s name, joyously leaping over… to touch the pile [of soil].” I was not ready for that image. I had to leave the breakfast table. 🥺. Absolutely beautiful.
@Selfhatingalabamian Жыл бұрын
They need to make this legal in all 50 states. Donate my organs and compost the rest.
@antoniofauxuci174 Жыл бұрын
illegal
@limeyosu2000 Жыл бұрын
I would do the same ! What a great idea
@antoniofauxuci174 Жыл бұрын
who need your sick organs!
@Selfhatingalabamian Жыл бұрын
@@antoniofauxuci174 That's why I'm moving to Tennessee, Alabama men are jealous of Tennessee.
@Selfhatingalabamian Жыл бұрын
@@antoniofauxuci174 Why are you Alabama men jealous of Tennessee men? Tennessee men are hotter than Alabama men, Alabama men are terrible in bed.
@NightlyMakesArt3 жыл бұрын
So, I recently moved to Germany and I'm in a German language course. I watched this video yesterday, and today in class we came to the topic of Compostable clothing. And my teacher asked, "What else can be composted?" and without thinking, I said, "Humans!" I now have to give a presentation on this topic tomorrow.
@Auntyadri863 жыл бұрын
Thats amazing u got this !!!!
@prezlamen79063 жыл бұрын
Give us an update on how it went.
@blewwaddler3 жыл бұрын
You got this! Best of luck!
@cluce253 жыл бұрын
There’s some good material on this, I think you’ll do great!! Update please ☺️
@Allannah_Of_Rome3 жыл бұрын
Oh, I hope you did well! 😍
@draygoes Жыл бұрын
I love that part "If you're still alive, you can just knock." This is for those of us that want every possible chance, even once the odds no longer exist. See, I know that when I'm dead, I'm dead. My body stops working, my brain stops working, the electricity that was me stops existing. Hopefully my soul moves on. I get that. But here's the thing. There's this odd sort of comfort knowing that I'm not being forced into a postion, ever. I'm being given a nice, soft, air filled space that isn't holdming me in place at all. If my body can get up, it's free to do that. If not, then I decompose under lack of my own power. This is what I NEED done with my body. Thank you so much for letting me know it's even a thing.
@ilspeth99 Жыл бұрын
This is exactly how I feel.
@nyuloubunny Жыл бұрын
as someone with anxiety and claustrophobia I 100% feel you on this lol
@damisaurus_rex Жыл бұрын
Oh my god you put it into words... This is exactly how I feel too
@nathanunderwood78329 ай бұрын
I felt the same. I don't like the idea of getting my body manipulated with embalming fluids or being torched up in the chamber.
@sierramobley89628 ай бұрын
this is EXACTLY how i’ve always felt, i’m extremely grateful to Caitlin for sharing this info with us bc i have never been able to figure out what to put down as my preferred funeral method. this is probably what i’ll be going with if i can
@niki37223 жыл бұрын
I feel like the conservationist was finally a worthy audience for caitlins jokes I loved their whole interaction
@b813123 жыл бұрын
same, especially after year of pandemic and decreases human interactions it was so nice to see such authentic interactions!
@dukeofgibbon4043 Жыл бұрын
This video convinced me. And my mom. The laying in ceremony looks so wholesome and pragmatic. Lay me down in a bed of flowers, let me grow into a forest.
@Isabella-nh5dm3 жыл бұрын
We have farmed for generations. Deceased livestock has always been composted as far back as I can remember. It's a good method and actually, in the case of animals to whom I have had a close personal attachment, the nice little tree protected spot that we use makes me feel they are resting peacefully in a beautiful place. I did right by them.
@cc1k4353 жыл бұрын
That seems far more peaceful than calling in livestock removal for rendering, eh?
@bushelandpeck15013 жыл бұрын
That is so beautiful 😥
@Lunishta3 жыл бұрын
If i had nickle for the amount of times my last dog came home with a leg from a neighbours livestock pit
@photoboyjet3 жыл бұрын
@@Lunishta There was a slaughterhouse on the outskirts of the town I lived in. One day Mike, our hound/spaniel mix went out there and came home with a cow leg bigger than he was. He must have dragged that thing five miles. It was nothing but bone, hoof and cartilage. Mike was so proud of his accomplishment, but my grandmother and sisters were horrified.
@Lunishta3 жыл бұрын
@@photoboyjet I always thought it was interesting when Sirius my border collie/golden retriever came home with a cows leg because there aren't any cattle farms in his known stomping grounds (our property and the neighbours field to chase coyotes), he must've gone up the road to find them.
@emilywells45643 жыл бұрын
This is so beautiful. As a historian I find it comforting that this is the same method that humans have been using for thousands of years, just with a modern twist to make it more sustainable.
@davidmulcahey40733 жыл бұрын
Where do you get your information from used as history ASO with composting you must go to some liberal brainwashing college or schooling being taught by some crazy ass insane teacher give me a break, 😏
@AgentxIndigo3 жыл бұрын
@@davidmulcahey4073 Did you even watch the first 10 seconds of the video????
@mischarowe3 жыл бұрын
@@davidmulcahey4073 Watch the video.
@jade38863 жыл бұрын
@@davidmulcahey4073 you’re…you’re joking, right?
@jfinney2253 жыл бұрын
I'm wondering if that's how people got the idea of a ghost being a spirit under a white sheet/shroud... Being that people buried their dead that way for so long.
@ailem27073 жыл бұрын
That... makes a whole lot of sense
@fkr90323 жыл бұрын
It actually is. That's totally where the concept came from 😉
@lazyhomebody13563 жыл бұрын
Ghosts frequently have a white aura outlining them too. The spirit leaving the body is usually drawn as a Casper the Friendly Ghost blob
@sierra46033 жыл бұрын
Oh dang
@cannibalisticrequiem3 жыл бұрын
I was going to say cartoons, but then the cartoonists had to get that idea from somewhere too.
@ahobimo732 Жыл бұрын
Just the thought of participating in the "laying in ceremony" for someone that I love was enough to get me tearing up. The real thing would be an EXTREMELY emotional experience for me, but I think it would probably be a healthy kind of emotional. Overall, I think this whole process is just the most beautiful thing.
@heatherbendezu9682 жыл бұрын
This is the ONLY funeral option I have ever felt okay with happening to me. I am glad I saw this. I hope it becomes legal in TN.
@karkatvantass37302 жыл бұрын
I agree heavily. I want to return to the Earth. Once I'm gone I should be gone ya know? Preserving my dead body once I'm not in it anymore feels wrong. Also from TN :)
@barbarasturtevant83272 жыл бұрын
I saw the Burial Service for the 1rst time as of just now. I am 💯 % in agreement with being a choice. We came from the earth for life , so we shall become the earth in death. This is Superb technology at its best. I'm in.
@tThisNThat2 жыл бұрын
You can be transported to any state FYI
@brendakrieger70002 жыл бұрын
Me too
@brendakrieger70002 жыл бұрын
@@tThisNThat oh yeah, good point. Thanks😊
@saranoelle39273 жыл бұрын
“You’re not a tree, you’re a forest.” 👏🏻🙌🏻🌲🌳 Yes to improved carbon sequestration!!!
@MiotaLee3 жыл бұрын
Whhyyy did I think those hand emojis were feet!?
@OddLeah3 жыл бұрын
Its the closest hug you can give a tree :)
@katrinaumana21273 жыл бұрын
I think I owe the 🌍 at the very least my body. The 🌍 feed and nourished me.
@justaduck36153 жыл бұрын
Self love is becoming a forest and helping the environment.
@SerenityFeueropal3 жыл бұрын
*forest
@cellularalchemy3 жыл бұрын
As a Californian and an avid gardener, I'm disappointed. I wrote a letter of support because I want this option for myself when my time comes! Thank you for all of your work on this frontier.
@klisterklister23673 жыл бұрын
YES HARD SAME except i'm swedish and sweden will not do this until more states in the US have legalised it :I
@OpinionatedPeach3 жыл бұрын
@Steph LePew Lol
@abbywilson59883 жыл бұрын
Hopefully it will be an option long before that time!
@alwaysforanimals3 жыл бұрын
I want this as an option for myself too. 2050 is too long to wait. Life is short and unpredictable.
@GildaLee273 жыл бұрын
We'll get there. Email your assemblyperson. We'll keep the ball rolling till next year.
@chrianmbandas6277 Жыл бұрын
This would be great for pets too ! We could literally have them apart of our garden .
@myparceltape1169 Жыл бұрын
I know some people do, and have done for generations.
@larryfaust456 Жыл бұрын
Ours are buried in the yard.
@Maple.leaves Жыл бұрын
You can. Just put them in your compost pile.
@alyssiataylor546 Жыл бұрын
"Oh these tomatoes are delicious" "Thanks, we grew them with rover 😚"
@kim99may Жыл бұрын
I’m in California. I always thought it was illegal to bury my pets but I did it anyways. Then last year the vet gave me the option to bring home my fur baby and bury him in my yard. Not only did it save me money I’ll always have his place marked in the yard he loved so much. ❤❤❤
@Ja-uu9ep3 жыл бұрын
The idea of being buried or especially cremated doesn't feel like how I want to go out. This whole peaceful and natural process is what I want.
@luckystar92793 жыл бұрын
Being savagely torn apart and eaten by insects. So peaceful.
@Ja-uu9ep3 жыл бұрын
@@luckystar9279 At least I'd still be a snack when I'm dead
@TamaNegi-el9yd3 жыл бұрын
@@luckystar9279 and I assume you‘ve been eating all kinds of animals savagely but somehow becoming one with earth is weird and creepy?
@BBQNBLUES3 жыл бұрын
Wood Chippers be installed to speed up the process {eg}
@Alexandra-fr1rz3 жыл бұрын
@@luckystar9279 you would actually be savagely torn apart by aerobic bacteria going through the nitrogen cycle. Insects can’t break down something alone as big as human body in only 30 days unless you had thousands and thousands of em
@TBizzell683 жыл бұрын
This is the ultimate “my body my choice” I cannot understand why there’s so few states, I was considering cremation, then I saw the option of being plainly buried and a tree planted. This would be a fantastic option, I think my family would probably think it’s weird, but in the same thought they would say, “well, it is Tommy, so…”. Those roses are so beautiful, oh thanks, it’s all because of Tommy, he must have a green thumb, no his decomposed body is feeding them……crickets…
@sterlingodeaghaidh50863 жыл бұрын
Money, morality, and traditon, those are the roots. As a student in the industry, that is the answer to this particular question. - The politicians often set in their ways fear that these new methods may scare people from the methods that net the government an income. Plus they like to be in control too so there is that. - The funeral homes see these startups as competition, and being the funeral industry has an almost exclusive control over what happens when you die, there is a bit of sway that the role carries. - The public sees this as different, a break from tradition and what they were brought up to see as moral and ethical. "Farmers compost dead livestock, what now are we just cows?" (not saying that's the exact argument but you get the gist). This means their less inclined to look at these options unless someone they know has undergone these processes. - The public also may have an underlying fear as to what could be transferred into the soil, fearing public safety and such. - Having these facilities in a community may ruing the value of property thus it may not be favorable to municipalities and developers. Ther is a whole load more that can factor in, this is a very short sentence of what is arguably a novel the size of J.R.R Tolken's "Silmarillion".
@danarzechula37693 жыл бұрын
Sounds lovely! But I want to fertilize a field of daffodils. They look like the sun is shining out of them. And bulbs love bone meal...
@ConswaMcGaga Жыл бұрын
I found it really endearing how the guy you interviewed would say "thank you" to express gratitude about you engaging in a topic he is so passionate about in a thoughtful and insightful manner. This video overall was a joy to watch and I sincerely hope human composting takes off throughout the world.
@jaz15513 жыл бұрын
We cannot keep taking without putting something back. This is a marvelous idea 🙂
@sherry30993 жыл бұрын
This so reflects the Buddhist teaching that “form is emptiness and emptiness is form”. Our form transforms back to the constituents it was made of, and it then nourishes other forms. I’ve already made arrangements for a green burial in a conservation area which I’m totally jazzed about.
@kenjones80833 жыл бұрын
They also practice excarnation
@inwardseer3 жыл бұрын
om
@emptyemptiness83723 жыл бұрын
Here in Isan inThailand we just put you on 2 sacks of charcoal,pour cooking oil over you,light you and roll you into the oven at the wat (temple) or you can be put on a pile of wood (with fresh banana palms placed over you to stop you sitting up in the fire and freaking out the kids), come back the next day to pick up what's left in a coffee jar (Chiang Mai just sweep you into the piles with everyone else's burned bone fragments) but this sounds great because you could end up back in the family farm that feeds the family.
@danarzechula37693 жыл бұрын
@@emptyemptiness8372 with composting there's no smoke
@emptyemptiness83723 жыл бұрын
@@danarzechula3769 good, just fertilizer.
@SnapesHoney28003 жыл бұрын
"You are not a tree. You are a Forrest." That is the most beautiful sentiment. You are becoming one with the world, you are becoming the world.
@chrisbrooks66973 жыл бұрын
Life is like a box of chocolates...
@katjasatuli91063 жыл бұрын
I found that really well said too!
@PhoebeFayRuthLouise3 жыл бұрын
Yes, this!
@garrettreher5549 Жыл бұрын
It’s insane that it’s actually illegal to decompose naturally
@itwasagoodideaatthetime7980 Жыл бұрын
Gotta love the corporate greed of the big funeral industrial complex & their lobbying. #Sarcasm You only have to look at what that hack politician Dick Ham did to aquamation in Tennessee. All because his coffin business would have. Been threatened by its introduction as a death option. To see how they will use any & all avenues available. To them to protect their profit margins the environment be damed.
@noahpolvi Жыл бұрын
It’s not actually illegal. You can have a natural burial in a lot of places. They are just trying to legalize this specific process.
@LauraEilers Жыл бұрын
To be a little fair, composting, even regular back yard composting of kitchen scraps, isn't as "natural" as you think as far as how decomposition works. It's a technology. Actually our modern understanding of it is about the same age as chemical fertilizer. People have always tossed organic stuff on the ground to improve soil nutrition without really knowing why. But the idea that you can do a good mix of organics and control the air and moisture to speed it all up and control the decomposition process isn't strictly "natural." Natural burial is legal all over, but I do think this is better in many cases, and I'm excited for all the new legislation that's coming up.
@fizzyheart2486 Жыл бұрын
@@LauraEilers yea because bodies never decomposed into compost naturally at all for all of time lol composting is just a controlled natural process
@LesPaul2006 Жыл бұрын
Not anymore. The bill finally passed at the end of 2022.
@josephrozmiarek84113 жыл бұрын
The thought of my preserved body laying underground waiting while everyone who ever knew me eventually forgets or passes on leaving me alone in a cemetery makes me feel incredibly lonely. I'm not against a memorial but I have always just wanted to decay so i can still serve a purpose.
@translarrybutz3 жыл бұрын
yeah and if i wanted to be rememebered i could have like a memorial tree, more useful than a grave or an urn
@CashelOConnolly3 жыл бұрын
Well you’d have no brain neurology so you wouldn’t be thinking anything. You’d just have the blackest of blackest and a silence no living person can imagine,scary but true! Peace and happiness from Dublin
@cannibalisticrequiem3 жыл бұрын
I mean, I understand the sentiment, but it's a very human thing to feel. Once you're dead, you won't have any activity happening in the brain-- that's what makes you dead, so you're not going to _feel_ or _experience_ anything when you're dead.
@VoxFelis3 жыл бұрын
Fantastic idea, would prefer visiting a "Garden of remembrance" filled with flowers and plants supported with nutrient rich compost than some grim cemetery. Adding this to my death plan now.
@aphyngodiva25512 жыл бұрын
Some grim cemetery where it's socially frowned upon to even walk on the graves. I know this is going to sound wrong, but *please step on me*. All ground should be used!
@FA-dv5he2 жыл бұрын
@@aphyngodiva2551 🤭
@debieclark73392 жыл бұрын
Brilliant idea. Your GARDEN OF REMEMBRANCE would be beautiful, and very respectful to the dead. Wonderful idea.
@cathleenwitt27902 жыл бұрын
I've NEVER understood how folks see filling a deceased body with chemicals, placing it in a steel box and then into a concrete box (as is often required) as NATURAL?? When I learned that soil transitioning was legal in WA and that there are at least 3 companies here that provide that service, I was overjoyed! The thought of returning myself, naturally, to the earth and having trees planted in my soil is so very comforting. I really can't imagine that this won't become the default at some point. Where are we going to BURY 8 billion people? Hello. Thanks, Cailtin for another great video!
@evil1by1 Жыл бұрын
Yes thats true but any cemetery after a time reuses graves and personally I dont see it as a cemetery vs nature argument. Its more Walmart vs cemetery situation. Walmart and other development isn't real keen on redevelopment if virgin land is available. You cant stop landowners from selling land. What you can do is put your corpse there for a while. That doesn't solve the problem permanently but it does set aside land for park space instead of parking spaces.
@JasonMoore-wt5ek Жыл бұрын
Money!!!
@missgrim4646 Жыл бұрын
My mom and I have said this as well. It makes no sense.
@gwendolynmeredith5779 Жыл бұрын
You haven't said how much it cost as compared to a regular cremation,or personal funeral.?!! Thank you.
@melissamccollom6407 Жыл бұрын
It about $7000 right now.
@1polonium210 Жыл бұрын
I like this! I'm a geologist, and I can think of no better way to handle my body after death than being returned to Earth in this manner!
@weirdguy74513 жыл бұрын
Excuse me but I love that their Soil Scientist is called “Dr Bogs”. Like that’s the person to talk to about decay.
@lazyhomebody13563 жыл бұрын
I love this but my brain piped up, The bog man was actually preserved by the bog
@Sarafimm23 жыл бұрын
@@lazyhomebody1356 Same here, bog kept the man intact for us to find him when he would have probably completely decomposed in ANY other situation other than tundra ice.
@lemonlily40223 жыл бұрын
Also - Katrina’s last name is Spade! 😂
@danielbuckner21673 жыл бұрын
Samesies as the other commenters! Except there wasnt just one person ever found in a bog!! Windover in Florida was a bog that dried up before dozens of preserved bodies were found dating back THOUSANDS of years!
@Nirian_vigora3 жыл бұрын
Ok this comment absolutely sent me 😂
@ruskiryan23983 жыл бұрын
As a funeral director with 40 years service behind me, I wholeheartedly support this new way of disposal of human remains, keep up the good work and never give up your fight to get this through.
@rileyseif3 жыл бұрын
It's sad that people have to fight for it in the first place.
@reinellenandrews92013 жыл бұрын
Disposal like they where garbage ya hope people see u are about the money just like the fools i jist had to deal with they all got caught trying to take me fir a extra 5000
@reinellenandrews92013 жыл бұрын
So this way they will rent you a high dollar coffin for your service like the funeral homes try to take you for thousands on shipping a body when it only cost 1200 do your research people
@pouponcrazycat59873 жыл бұрын
Have u seen the egg like body and being buried and become a tree.its an Italian thing
@horsewithnoname87953 жыл бұрын
@@pouponcrazycat5987 No it's not. Italians bury their dead whole, they spend lots of money on tombstones and monuments and private chapels; this bs would never fly there.
@cowslane13 жыл бұрын
Didn't expect to cry when I clicked on this, but this was touching.
@renee27053 жыл бұрын
right? what a beautiful way to exit this existence.
@Matthew-ks6tc Жыл бұрын
This was absolutely everything my mother would have wanted, RIP Christine Lenore S 12/1/22. Please bring to Michigan !
@GoGreen1977 Жыл бұрын
No one is going to bring it to Michigan, but with a state house controlled by Democrats and a Democratic governor, it might be a lot easier to find support for the needed legislation to pass. Citizens need to organize and find members of the legislature to introduce such a bill and get it through the process.
@annajoy33233 жыл бұрын
Not to sound like a total hippie, but imagine if we held every piece of dirt and soil as sacred as if it was once someone we loved and composted. Because everything natural was once something or someone else. And there’s something wild and beautiful about that.
@mcurry79383 жыл бұрын
I've been listening to this book, Braiding Sweetgrass, that discusses the ideas of plants being non-human peoples and soil being a sacred, living being. The author, Robin Wall Kimmerer is a botanist and Native American, and it's really opened my eyes to how spiritual interactions with nature can be
@KristiLEvans13 жыл бұрын
I’m not a hippie, and I love what you just said. Beautiful.
@Ineksi3 жыл бұрын
Not a hippie either, and I'd love to know that people understand that we're not special as humans - we're just a lifeform around here, and we won't take anything with us. Not an expensive coffin nor a silken burial gown. Being respected and cherished as earth would make us even more special than a spot where a tombstone or tree gets to stand - not to speak of the pro's in comparison to the traditional methods.
@ThatAnimalChannel3 жыл бұрын
we can have profound nature loving thoughts and still not be hippies lol im all for this type of thinking.
@pagananikey3 жыл бұрын
I'm beginning to practise paganism, and through an appreciation of nature it is so easy to feel that everything organic has life flowing through it, from the grass and soil, the trees and stones, and everything is this beautiful balanced cycle with every little thing having a knock on importance in the ecosystem.
@SD-bw4rn3 жыл бұрын
I love this. To be handled by people who are so compassionate and caring for the environment is amazing! Giving back our bodies to mother nature from which we came is such a comforting thought.
@streusel173 жыл бұрын
@The mysterious Miss X rotting in a coffin just takes up more space xD
@lolabush22013 жыл бұрын
@The mysterious Miss X Not necessarily, especially if embalming has been done, which is usually the case.
@Toomanyjessicas3 жыл бұрын
@The mysterious Miss X go to 2:29 in this video kzbin.info/www/bejne/pojSY2CCfdx6g68 It’s not the same thing.
@haze66473 жыл бұрын
If i lost when hiking, please, don't search for me or my corpse, dont ship me into this facility, there will be a lot of carbon footprint by doing so, especially if you use 4wheel to retrive me up.
@maloryj71653 жыл бұрын
@The mysterious Miss X turning into human soup in a metal box in a vault is not like "returning to the earth".
@snailart92142 жыл бұрын
as a farmer with A DEAD PILE, I've always wondered why this wasn't a thing for people. I love the dead pile! All hail the dead pile.
@TheOldandslow2 жыл бұрын
Gotta put em somewhere
@johnsherman67182 жыл бұрын
@Susie Lytal Near where YOU live? You wouldn't mind. Would you?
@KnubbelKekz2 жыл бұрын
It has so many benefits! I'm right there with you.
@deluxeedition46392 жыл бұрын
@@johnsherman6718 heck yeah I would! my azaelias and camillia bushes would love it
@babesmagee12 жыл бұрын
@@johnsherman6718 why would you mind?
@sablgrl01 Жыл бұрын
“Your not a tree, your a forest” I got goosebumps and started to well up.. and I agree, the least I can do when I’m gone is to give my physical body back to nature .. beautiful concept and I hope this gets more traction
@Sam_on_YouTube3 жыл бұрын
I've worked with a group that had its bill shelved in California. We got it brought back from the grave (otherwise known as the Rules Committee) twice and passed it. It is possible. It is difficult. You have to push more forcefully than you'd expect. I am an independent contractor for this kind of stuff. I'd be happy to work with you guys on building your grass roots volunteer lobbying organization in an effective way.
@pamelamays41863 жыл бұрын
Since when did California worry about being or seeming weird? There was a time when California would definitely support this death care alternative.
@SamAronow3 жыл бұрын
As a native of California, it’s tiring to be a national laughingstock, even when it’s unjustified. I grew up learning that we were the armpit of America.
@eaterdrinker0003 жыл бұрын
@@SamAronow : I'm a horrible New Yorker who's an unhealthy blend of hopefulness and cynicism, but I'm sorry you feel that way. Looking back at my visits, I feel like I've been too negative to ever really fit in on the West Coast. Most of you belong to bastions of forward thinking, even if you have the normal human tendency to under-appreciate your hometowns.
@danarzechula37693 жыл бұрын
@@SamAronow well not everyone agrees. Sometimes California is visionary.
@KMStarner823 жыл бұрын
Agreed.. as another (southern) Californian, there was a time that this would be welcomed with open arms. Even the green/shroud in the ground burials. I only know a handful of cemeteries here that allow that, Joshua tree being one ( which was meantioned in one of Caitlin's books). I am facinated with shroud burial, composting and aquamation, but many places won't try new death alternatives.. I mean look at Riverside national cemetery, they don't allow anything but the cement crypt casket thing other then columbariums.. cause it makes the grass easier to mow.
@tuicastro44313 жыл бұрын
@@KMStarner82 watch "That Chapter" about Joshua Tree, there are some weird sh#t going on as well! 😁
@Valqrose3 жыл бұрын
Natural burial has always appealed the most to me out of everything. Let me go back to the land as nature intended. Thank you for showing us this process. It is beautiful and I desperately hope that this can be a normalized option for "burial."
@soundlessbee Жыл бұрын
Congratulations on having it legalized in the state of New York! What made me even happier was that there was an article (though short and not detailed) on our public broadcast company's website and there were a lot of positive comments.
@Stephanie-hc2up2 жыл бұрын
This has solved my every fear around death and burial, this is incredible and I would love to see it become the new norm
@alwaysopen79702 жыл бұрын
Its still expensive as fuck; d'ya think its free?
@indiebaby2 жыл бұрын
right!!
@juliemcgugan12442 жыл бұрын
Compared to the whole process of a normal funeral and burial, no, it is not insanely expensive.
@VeracityLH2 жыл бұрын
If I'm going to spend money, I'd rather spend it on this.
@tonyclack59012 жыл бұрын
This had exactly the same effect on me. Although in the UK we have woodland burials in shallow graves but does not feel the same as this process.
@JesReally3 жыл бұрын
I see so many people wanting to have their ashes in tree pods- where their ashes aren’t really doing much to nourish that tree- this is such a more direct and intimate way to become part of nature
@tkmccoywv3 жыл бұрын
I just had that very conversation with someone on FB. So, of course, I posted one of Caitlin's old videos on burial options. Then this one showed up in my KZbin feed, so I posted that one, too. Very appropriate to today's discourse!
@teamholmez863 жыл бұрын
You can get ur whole body put in a pod that biodegrades and a tree is planted above it but I'm not sure which countries it is legal in yet but it sound very similar to a natural burial just with a pod,
@JesReally3 жыл бұрын
@@teamholmez86 that is also very cool! I love that there’s so many options
@JessicaFEREM2 жыл бұрын
I hope I get to be composted. there's something comforting about being turned into life-giving soil for more life to spring. almost as if I'm never truly dead, just passing on my life to other life.
@evyedelman42972 жыл бұрын
So eloquently stated....love this🙏🏼💗🌹
@hiz-n-lowz15772 жыл бұрын
i composted a cat once
@HeatherMichet2 жыл бұрын
Such a beautiful way you've expressed yourself here, Joseph. Thank you!
@JOKICisdGOAT2 жыл бұрын
I would like to be composted also! Never forget there’s something greater than all of us, stay blessed!
@Nikole_Raven Жыл бұрын
I cried a couple times while watching this. This is so... compassionate.
@musubitea3 жыл бұрын
Yasss! My best friend was composted in WA when she passed away this year and her dirt was spread amongst friends and family. I'm honored to have a piece of her to become a beautiful plant. I've been waiting for this video thank you!
@claudiajones3563 жыл бұрын
I like that
@Weirder_the_better3 жыл бұрын
I really loved to see how Katrina was inspired to tackle this issue while pursuing architecture. You really never know what direction life will take you and where your calling may find you. Really inspirational!
@aprillove93183 жыл бұрын
No
@bellewether45343 жыл бұрын
Agreed! The intersection between these two disciplines reminds me a lot of what happened with the Cimetière des Innocents in the 18th century (back when the burial pits became a public health risk and major public works were needed to relocate remains.) We don't often think of burial as a city planning issue but it totally makes sense when you consider population growth.
@John 3:16 Believe on Jesus Christ and Be Saved - Your comment is myopic, lacks substance, intelligence and foresight! 👎🏼 God has no specific religion, religion is man made and you are a follower of fables. Just pointing out the obvious !
@Pilotin743 жыл бұрын
@John 3:16 Believe on Jesus Christ and Be Saved - Wow now that’s an intelligent response… NOT‼️ Once again you’ve proven my point. 😂🤣
@sabinaspier17433 жыл бұрын
This takes a lot of depression out of the deposing of human remains. Must find out if this is available in the UK. Make trees, make forests! That's so appealing
@deanlewis1277 Жыл бұрын
i really appreciate that you mention how relaxing it is. im sure for a lot of people, hearing that in life this process feels meditative and feels calming is a comfort.
@whiskerstherock3 жыл бұрын
As a catholic we talk about ‘from dust to dust’ meaning actually ‘from soil to soil’ as it’s taken from the creation of man from mud + god’s breath - and life ending with decomposition. Because of this I always found the concept of chemical preservation post death very strange, it took away from the beauty of the sentiment of our bodies being an earthly vessel that would return to its state once the spirit has gone. I wanted a natural burial before I had heard of the term, or the fact that it’s an option. Doctrine teaches us to give all we have in love, and I’d like to give the last thing I can give - my body - to nature. I’m saddened to hear that people sharing my faith have caused issues with the law, although sadly not surprised, and I hope more people start to see it as I do.
@lb50723 жыл бұрын
i just wrote a similar comment! another catholic here who agrees!!
@mcsmama3 жыл бұрын
I am also Catholic & feel mostly as you have written. I wondered about how The Catholic Church (TCC) views this method for the first 14 minutes of the video until she mentioned that. There was a time when TCC did not allow us to be cremated, but that has changed & I expect TCC will eventually allow us to utilize this method. I don't think it is so much a matter of TCC creating issues, as the fact that respect for life & respect for the body which God created in His own image perhaps require some further consideration before the stance on this would change. For instance, I could see where TCC would not have a problem with our being allowed to decay naturally (as would happen if we were to pass away in the woods somewhere, unbeknownst to others), but would have concerns about the respectful disposition of our remains AFTER the natural decay of our bodies occurs. I'm just guessing, but I think they might take issue with our remains being tossed in a heap "just anywhere" rather than hallowed ground. Maybe Catholics will eventually end up feeding beautiful forests at some of our National Shrines. What a lovely thought! 10.22.2021
@zackfelker3 жыл бұрын
If all the soil makes its way to a Catholic cemetery to be returned to consecrated ground this should be acceptable.
@radiotests3 жыл бұрын
Many people believe in the resurrection of the body, thus comes that reverence and fear of mishandling a body.
@AbsolXGuardian3 жыл бұрын
Also its incredibly rude to try to dictate what people not in your religion do. Telling everyone in your congregation that composting will mean you come back as a dirt being post resurrection (that sounds cool though) and that they're not allowed to do that. Okay whatever. Trying to stop other people from having that option, even if it went against their religion they shouldn't.
@gemeralderin3 жыл бұрын
Omg. Picking up a truckload of whomever sounds crazy. Lol But, that could let gma take care of her garden indefinitely. I love it. We need this to pass everywhere. Amazing way to help the earth's soil and in that, helping possibly feed our future. Thank you Caitlin. ❤
@jennagrace15343 жыл бұрын
That is such a beautiful thought. I already love and revere compost as the most wonderful and amazing thing, it would be so exciting to know I was going to be composted. I think it would make dying a lot more peaceful if I could guarantee that. Plants and fungi and compost and gardening forever!
@j616s3 жыл бұрын
I really love the idea of this. It seems so much more complete than other processes. With cremation, you're left with ashes which still feel like a very non-natural thing, in some ways. With burial, the last you see is the casket going into the ground. With this, the end product is soil. This is the very epitomy of returning to the earth in the most complete way possible. And it seems so sustainable. Not just environmentally. It seems like it's time and space efficient enough to work for todays densely packed cities.
@Sentimentalist0923 Жыл бұрын
Thank you for sharing this information. I’ve been researching options other than cremation and burial, and THIS is def at the top of my list!! Now for making it a reality….sigh.
@favoinousscum3718 Жыл бұрын
yeah! Honestly I would want my soil to be put on an island I visited several times when I was a kid.
@666nAck Жыл бұрын
You people are literally insane, why don't you focus on making your life count instead of worrying about your corpse
@Sentimentalist0923 Жыл бұрын
@@666nAck I make my life count every single day!! And I don’t want to put the burden on my loved ones of making the decision of how to dispose of my corpse…having a plan is part of being a responsible human.
@666nAck Жыл бұрын
@@Sentimentalist0923 true, that's why the ancient Egyptians would sort out their tombs before they even built their house
@petrokrasnov2967 Жыл бұрын
Hell I can toss you into the boss pasture and let the volutes feed off you since you have no respect for yourself!
@ximeruizdiaz95723 жыл бұрын
I'm trully crying right now. I'm from Argentina and I believed my only option was traditional burial. You are giving me the hope that some day this will be available for me and my loved ones.
@shastanik3 жыл бұрын
Make your way to Oregon or Washington or Colorado!
@hattielankford47753 жыл бұрын
Make contact with the people that were able to enact this and present your idea to your representatives for a profitable business that will contribute tax dollars to community.
@SilverRainCain3 жыл бұрын
"You're not a tree... You're a FOREST!!"
@BunnaySango2 жыл бұрын
This feels so much more comforting than being scorched into dust or placed in a tiny box 6 ft in the cold ground. I can live again as the actual earth. It also in a way feels more respectful.
@LDXReal2 жыл бұрын
Agreed
@louiseevans35102 жыл бұрын
I completely agree. It's madness that this is considered weird by lawmakers considering the existing options.
@markjoseph1962 жыл бұрын
@@louiseevans3510 politicians like quick buck!
@kellysartthrob2 жыл бұрын
I totally agree. The ideas of being cremated or in a casket fill me with a kind of dread, and I know I won't know the difference at that point, but still. The idea of being composted is uplifting.
@a_whitlow212 жыл бұрын
It really does! I think I would want this for myself.
@djcharforce Жыл бұрын
One main thing that terrifies me is the thought of dying and death. I dont like the idea of getting sent to a morgue and be embalmed with a lethal chemical. The thought of being possibly still alive when declared dared when I'm still alive. This is the way of composting gives me comfort. I actually have wanted to be planted with a beautiful Japanese cherry blossom tree with a plague on a gorgeous headstone with my picture and the person that i was in life bringing joy to others and always helped others. To helping nature recycle me in such a dignied and most richest manner versus being placed in a coffin taking up space and it would take years for me to be in decomposition or become mummfied. The terror of being stuck in a coffee 6 feet under is so inhumane and would prefer to be returned to earth in the most natural way and continue to grow with my favorite tree and we become one with nature forever. Imagine with a beautiful flower garden and a pretty pond of water with goldfish, swans and ducks swimming along with each other with benches so comfortable to relax in a beautiful sunrise or sunset and little quaint tables to place snacks and drinks and a foot rest to rest on. A nice playground for children to play and just remember me on those beautiful picturesque days with me. Remember me always for who i was that lived a good humble life caring for others. Remember me.❤😮
@TheodoreRizzo5 ай бұрын
If that’s your fear like this lady on the video told us if you choose this kind service if you happen to be alive and wake up just knock on the vessel door they’ll gladly let you out.
@johanncai51843 жыл бұрын
being a burn victim myself, the thought of cremation freaks me out. Traditional burial has always been what I "wanted"... not so much for myself, but for my family members. THIS Is such a beautiful option.
@SadisticSenpai613 жыл бұрын
"music the person loved" Ah. For my grandmother that was children singing Bible songs... badly. My aunt found a mixtape that Grandma had made. I struggled not to laugh at the funeral.
@misschanandlerbong63923 жыл бұрын
One of my work friends had a similar story which made me chuckle. Her dad was a primary school teacher. The school children had recorded a song played on their recorders for him and my friends mum had asked the crematorium to play it as the coffin was brought in but they didn't, the played a hymn instead. After the funeral, my friends mum called the crematorium to complain they had played a hymn they didn't want. The crematorium responded, "you think that's bad? The funeral after your husbands came in to Little Donkey played on recorders!" 😂😂
@k.s.k.77213 жыл бұрын
The reaction of Caitlyn and others to the land overlaid with human compost reminds me of how indigenous people react to the spaces their people have occupied - and have had their bodies return to over centuries. Is this our modern equivalent, along with Green Burials? Will we in coming years begin to re-establish that bond with the land that post-industrial societies basically have lost? When you know that everything living in an ecosystem contains part of your ancestors, how does that change your relationship with it?
@sabrinamay1644 Жыл бұрын
I knew I wanted to be composted and be a tree. So when "your not a tree, you are a forest" was like nailing it. I love your videos. Thanks for sharing such content.
@LLzChill3 жыл бұрын
I think this is absolutely beautiful!! I just lost my husband to cancer a year ago and this kind of process was all he talked about! He loved trees and nature. We both thought it was the ultimate way to go!! If only I could have given him this!!😕
@angelwings61863 жыл бұрын
*hugs* I'm sorry for you loss. I lost my dad to bone cancer 3 years ago and yeah, cancer just sucks.
@danika56493 жыл бұрын
As a gardener, this is a dream. After dedicating my life to my garden I would love to eventually become my garden
@Feraloidies3 жыл бұрын
What would you enjoy imagining bring planted?
@haikuoflife3 жыл бұрын
Same, I would like my body to become part of the earth again to feed a tree or some wild flowers. Hehee. =)
@oldschoolman14443 жыл бұрын
From the earth we come, to the earth we return. I'd be good with that! =)
@klc72753 жыл бұрын
I’m putting this in my will that I want to be composted. Literally everything about this sounds good to me. I was on board from the beginning, but when she talked about how easy it would be to get out if you weren’t really dead, that spoke to me 😬
@ralphhoskins21153 жыл бұрын
Yes me too
@TheMeloettaful3 жыл бұрын
I really wish I could do this with my body when I'm gone, but I live in backwater Oklahoma. So my only other choice is cremation 😩.
@ThisIsATireFire3 жыл бұрын
@@TheMeloettaful I just found out that in Tennessee you can get a permit to bury a body on your property. There might be other options that aren't common knowledge, you may want to think about investigating a bit.
@jenniferjohnson2013 жыл бұрын
Sameee
@TheMeloettaful3 жыл бұрын
@@ThisIsATireFire yeah I figured at the least you can bury a body on private property. I know of at least one house not too far from mine that has a little family plot beside it. Before this body composting I wanted to get cremated and use the ashes mixed with a lot of good soil to plant a memorial tree (either a October Glory or Autumn Blaze). But this body composting is so perfect for me, and it breaks my heart that it's very likely will never get legalized in Oklahoma 😔💔. If money wasn't an issue I would happily move my ass right over there so I can have the opportunity! So unless it does get legalized in my lifetime I'll have to make due with cremation for now 🔥🔥🔥.
@freddielind5282 Жыл бұрын
Oh I wanna be compost put back in the garden I love so much and worked years to accomplish! Thank you for the great Information as always! ♥
@blizzard7623 жыл бұрын
Imagine having a loved one's soil giving life to a plant or mushroom that you have sitting beside you in a little pot. Although they will have no memory of you, a part of your loved one is still alive, sitting next to you, only in a different form. There is so much meaning and beauty in that thought.
@aku263 жыл бұрын
It's certainly more meaningful to me than being the recipient of some divided up ashes.
@morningstar45063 жыл бұрын
Or eating a tomato that as grown In it. 🤢
@blizzard7623 жыл бұрын
@@morningstar4506 Hey whatever works 😂
@ievgeniia48103 жыл бұрын
@@blizzard762 sounds like a form of perverted cannibalism to me
@terebertuccivoicemusic98213 жыл бұрын
Awww this is beautiful!!!
@deborahc3983 жыл бұрын
As a Californian, it makes me sad to think that we were so close, and yet failed. I've been telling my children since they were small that I wanted to be "scattered under a tree". This option would make me not only a tree, but a forest!
@Flowergurl20003 жыл бұрын
Cali girl here too. I say bury me under a fruit tree and say after you pick the fruit, “ Jana tastes good this year!”
@mayi-gotothebathroom3 жыл бұрын
@@Flowergurl2000 this comment DESERVES 👏🏾more👏🏾 Recognition
@Theredwolfwoman3 жыл бұрын
Right! We could have had psychedelics to expand the mind and consciousness and sacred forests of human composting where we could probably go to them and be completely present! I started tearing up when they talked about the little girl dancing because that level of recognition of the cycles of life and consciousness so young was so profound
@Legal_Sweetie3333 жыл бұрын
Maybe it's the wildfires. They may think all your hard work will go to waste LOL
@lorrenay32883 жыл бұрын
Cali girl here too. There is a place in Point Reyes i believe that puts you in an egg like casing and placed under trees in the redwoods.
@jilleneweide2 жыл бұрын
She sold me when she said, “I don’t know how many of you are worried about being buried alive…” . I’m not scared of dying, but I am 100% scared of being buried alive!
@Nik0lay112 жыл бұрын
Dont worry, you'll wake up in the furnace
@caleightilson80302 жыл бұрын
I used to be terrified of cremation, and burial. I didn't want to be put in the ground with the worms, but I was also terrified of the idea of being cremated because what if I was still alive. Which I know is silly, there no way that would happen but it still scared me. After learning about ancient cultures and thier funeral rights, I've become much more comfortable with the idea of cremation because there's a spiritual aspect to it. Of course I still don't really want to be cremated in a crematorium, id rather have an open air pyre cremation, but unfortunately its not legal in my country. This human composting and remembrance garden concept is definitely an excellent alternative though, and if I cant have my open air cremation I'd love to have a natural burial in a beautiful garden.
@natesmodelsdoodles54032 жыл бұрын
That got me too. I love the fact that i'd be even better off in the vessel than even in a mortuary drawer, since the vessel's warm.
@Sienisota2 жыл бұрын
Same
@rayruckus44462 жыл бұрын
I get it. You think about it slot when you have a terminal illness. I don't get why anyone would have a problem with this.
@shannsimms9072 Жыл бұрын
I keep coming back to watch this video because it’s just such an incredible beautiful idea. Genuinely I’d be honored to give my dead body back to nature like this.
@TitaniumTurbine Жыл бұрын
Unfortunately, we’re becoming full of micro-plastics and other chemicals, at some point humans decaying in the ground will have the opposite effect. It’ll be like radioactive materials.
@AuthenticWe3 жыл бұрын
Seeing the 28 people in the old forest made me cry... The pure beauty of seeing others so profoundly dedicated to life cycles and the planet is world less (beyond love) thank you for all that you do
@tisbutascratch20452 жыл бұрын
This is also a great way to protect forests from being cut down, seeing how they've turned them into a sort of cemetary where every step should be taken with respect to the dead. This is what the literal meaning of sacred land is - we're bringing back traditions from millions of years long past. I would love to be a part of this.
@TheDrepirela2 жыл бұрын
really? What about the shit ton of wood chips placed on top of every single dead body. This is some next level hypster bullshit.
@pappanalab2 жыл бұрын
Same! I think places fertilized with human compost would be respected as the resting places they are. I think it's beautiful to be able to support the ecosystem we were a part of.
@homosexualamphibian3592 жыл бұрын
@@TheDrepirela if caring about the planet more than outdated and pointless traditions makes you a hipster, then being a hipster must be a pretty cool thing to be ngl
@jessicamuir86962 жыл бұрын
@@TheDrepirela Think of all the trees that fall naturally in the forest. In that case, the wood decays and returns nutrients to the soil. It's the same thing here: the wood chips used in the burial return those nutrients to the soil, and other plant life. Additionally, it's a rather negligible amount of wood chips compared to say, mulching your yard, or even using a few cardboard boxes. Still I don't entirely disagree with your point. Perhaps if already fallen trees, or waste wood that would otherwise be in a burn pile were used instead, it would be better. Anyway, sorry for the spiel:)
@fieldy4092 жыл бұрын
@@TheDrepirela You need wood chips to compost things in a healthy safe way, you want nitrogen and wood in a big pile.
@ShortHax3 жыл бұрын
This is a nice way to explain the human remains in the backyard
@MrJamiez3 жыл бұрын
Bot.
@MsMarplekedvencei3 жыл бұрын
When I was looking for a house and checked one it was dark in the evening. I saw a beautiful mum in the garden, so I stared at the flowers. That was the moment when the seller told me briefly: The parents will be moved when we leave the property... then I could see the little rock with "in loving memory of" ...
@June-tb4vi3 жыл бұрын
@@MsMarplekedvencei 😧
@musicrinda3 жыл бұрын
Lol
@rigormortiz53573 жыл бұрын
c'mon, let's test it on you! it'll be fun xD
@SusanHopper-np5dt Жыл бұрын
I had no idea this was happening right here in the PNW, but I love the idea. Previously I had thought about donating my remains to the body farm. Thank you for doing this work.
@LLzChill3 жыл бұрын
Side note: I absolutely love that the scientist said the soil was "Nothing special "! We are all organic matter and we go back to that. It's full circle in its best form!
@Marlaina3 жыл бұрын
But soil is special! It nurtures and supports life.
@ti-lo5hy3 жыл бұрын
Woo I get to be the one to say! It's both!
@TheChrisgralnic3 жыл бұрын
Nothing special today but back in the day the bodies of war were sacred in fertilizing the crops for their people back home . They also used their teeth.
@crucifyrobinhood3 жыл бұрын
*TRUST THE SCIENCE, AMIRITE?!*
@tleemf69233 жыл бұрын
Ummm nope pretty sure soil is everything in the tree and plant kingdom!
@HappyExtheist3 жыл бұрын
Elliot saying "we've welcomed 28 people" brought tears to my eyes. It's all quite beautiful
@b813123 жыл бұрын
same, it's so poetic!
@AlexaFaie2 жыл бұрын
I find it weird. Its just compost at that point. It stopped being a person the moment they died. Way before the composting took place. Can't understand why anyone would think otherwise its just too strange a concept to me.
@7913AJunior Жыл бұрын
Even though like, on a physical level, a person stops being _them_ once they're dead, they're still that person to their loved ones. That remains true even after they don't even look human anymore. So saying they've "welcomed people", even though they've technically just received some compost, is an acknowledgement of that human sentiment.
@ASMRcomic3 жыл бұрын
I don’t know why, but this got me so emotional, there’s just something so peaceful about it. I started picturing that maybe in the future instead of gloomy cemeteries that we rarely ever have a reason to visit, maybe we’ll have beautiful parks built on top of human compost that get used every day… That’d be so cute.
@AgoraPolista Жыл бұрын
Caitlin, you always put life into perspective for me. Whenever I'm sad or depressed over nothing, I watch your videos and feel reinvigorated and JAZZED to be alive. What a gift it is to be here. Especially knowing that beautiful burial options like this are out there, death doesn't seem so horrible after all. Thank you endlessly. Signed, Perpetually Having an Existential Crisis
@kevinbrown25263 жыл бұрын
Caitlin thank you for sharing this information, it is extremely informative, I own a funeral home in Western Colorado and am currently working towards operating a human composting facility, I love the concept.
@RichardTaterDay12 жыл бұрын
Good for you! I hope all funeral home owners/directors view it as you do, rather than keep us in the dark ages of the funeral industry. Thank you!
@gracefisher6632 жыл бұрын
I’d love to see where that goes!
@babyolman16222 жыл бұрын
it is more respectful for the departed to be brought back as a nutrient for living matters ..than be embalmed in chemicals ..more sacred ..as it written ..from the dust you came ..to dust you return
@attemptingwit3 жыл бұрын
Please, please dear universe, help these people continue doing what they’re doing and clear their path. Thank you all for your passion and energy, this is such important and beautiful work. 🙏
@michelles14223 жыл бұрын
Indeed🌿
@waynelkduarte453 жыл бұрын
Such a beautiful prayer I wish this also
@Simim233 жыл бұрын
That moment of him describing the lover running up to the soil and saying their name in joy and touching the soil is so incredibly emotionally intense it brought tears to my eyes typing this out even
@mokko7593 жыл бұрын
Calling their name in joy. That's the part that got me. Too many people will only whisper a name in grief.
@NoLifeButTheater Жыл бұрын
I remember reading about the work experimenting to find the right ratio to make this compost in From Here to Eternity. I was really attached to the idea and I’m so glad it’s now available! I hope a facility opens in California before I die. ❤
@sprout_boy60263 жыл бұрын
Decided to study horticulture as a career, how fitting for me to want something that gives back to the plants I love so much.
@LynnAgain833 жыл бұрын
YES!! 🌱✨
@carlasingleton15293 жыл бұрын
The funeral industry is going to fight this tooth and nail because this will cut into their bottom line. The casket, embalming, dressing of the body, wake, and cemetery plot/mausoleum is a boon for them. If this option becomes mainstream as cremation has (the average cremation is $6k), the cost is going to skyrocket. Right now composting is $2,500 to $5,500 depending on site and process.
@lazyperfectionist39783 жыл бұрын
Honestly I can see them going down a different route to extort money out of grieving family members if this becomes mainstream, like charging shitloads for ultra-fancy memorial pots with the dead person's face on them to put the compost in
@carlasingleton15293 жыл бұрын
@The Funeral Apprentice But at the end of the day, money is money. I would have never thought a cremation would get as expensive as it has, but it has. The same will probably happen with composting.
@StoicVeR3 жыл бұрын
@@lazyperfectionist3978 If that's what the person wants done, then let them. The natural composition and it's intended purpose will be sought by the right people who demand alternatives to the high price of the funeral industry. But I can see where a funeral corporation would monopolize the business, and prevent a competitor from opening shop with the green alternatives....
@sophierobinson27383 жыл бұрын
Has the cost of cremation gone up? Not quite 4 years ago, I paid $785 for my husband's cremation. And that included several copies of his death certificate, for closing accounts. etc.
@carlasingleton15293 жыл бұрын
@@sophierobinson2738 yes, cremations have gone up. The average cremation now is 5-6 thousand dollars. But the funeral home talks the family into having a viewing or wake before the body is cremated so that adds on to the cost.
@scottshill19272 жыл бұрын
I would love this. I can imagine having a family garden instead of a family cemetary. A place where one can sit and relax literally surrounded by your ancestors & other loved ones. Have a picnic under your great grandparents. Keep a vase of flowers at home grown from your spouse. I could even see creating a community garden from the garden. So, so many beautiful things we could do instead of placing a cold piece of stone with our name on it in the dirt.
@aliciatargaryen Жыл бұрын
Yes! Wow, I’d love that!
@cypherusuh Жыл бұрын
Then you'll get scary curse going on all year
@ksisu1324 Жыл бұрын
It would be so beautiful!
@houndgangent.mac_lar8840 Жыл бұрын
When you dead you're dead!! You won't know what happened to you !! Knock it off!! This is emotional targeting !! Same thing happens in a casket .. Without paying someone Just have them dig a hole and throw my ass in there and call it a day .
@notagain779 Жыл бұрын
@Scott Shill, So well put, Scott. It elevates death instead of making it cold, scary and sad.
@PrincessFidelma Жыл бұрын
I'm a Catholic, and I LOVE this idea, (it makes me mad that some of us are so uptight about the wrong things) My cousin loved nature, and would have probably been a full blown hippy type given different chances in life, and I can't help thinking this, especially something like the river rewilding project, would have been perfect for him than being stuck in a box. This video has explained it better than anything I've read, you even answered my worry about what happened to the bones, which I couldn't find anywhere. Though I'd feel happier if you could collect them already bagged up (oof, that sounded horrible 😳), and I just don't think I could plant anything edible in people compost. The first I heard about it was when my father heard about it being legalised (somewhere, I know I could google it) recently, and mum asked me to look it up because she thought he'd imagined it 😆 While initially freaked out by the thought of it (I imagined people being treated disrespectfully, being flung on something like a communal compost heap, or the places forensics study decomp rates) I had to read up about it, and thought it was lovely!
@LorienInksong3 жыл бұрын
Wow this is perfect, I'm literally crying. I didn't want a funeral before, and just wanted to be cremated (liquid bc less impact) bc rotting sounded too gross but being composted in a controlled facility after a ceremony I'd actually want is really nice. This just 'feels' less gross and can help me get past this mental roadblock of my rotting corpse.
@jacqdanieles3 жыл бұрын
We compost the occasional dead chicken in our huge compost pile. It's no different than burial. Either way, the body rots.
@cassie17903 жыл бұрын
Your channel is one reason I’m applying to a forensic pathology residency, thank you!
@gemeralderin3 жыл бұрын
That's fantastic! I hope school goes great!
@cassie17903 жыл бұрын
@@gemeralderin thank you so much for the good wishes, I’ll be a doctor in May (I’m super excited about it haha)! I rotated with the medical examiner last month, and I really loved it. I know her channel adequately prepared me for accepting death as a part of life. I’m hoping to help families who are seeking closure and/or justice for the deaths of their loved ones.
@crazycatlady82852 жыл бұрын
This is the first option I have ever felt totally comfortable with. I love the forest, to me the forest is the most peaceful place in the world. The smell and the sounds are so comforting. What a beautiful idea!
@Piegirl2510 ай бұрын
Thank you for posting about this. I know its been a while. But I as well am a resdient of WA and I didnt know this was an option. I think many members of my family would love to know about this and be apart of it. I'll have to spread the message that this exists. Its amazing.
@seiashun2 жыл бұрын
As a gardener and avid composter, this has been my dream burial for so long! I also love that medication problem has been addressed, I was always worried that natural burial would poison the land if I had residual drugs left in me (I take several medications). I feel like it's also so much more comforting for the mourning family than a regular casket burial, as it feels like this is how death is supposed to end - reborn into something new.