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Becoming Human Compost: The Process of Natural Organic Reduction
“Throw me in the woods, let me decompose, and I’ll just be plant food,” says every aunt and uncle who wants to be ...
Culture & Politics
Chevra Kadisha and the Ritual Care of the Dead
Around the world, hundreds of small groups in Jewish communities gather to care for their dead in a way that reflects the ritual ...
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Careers in Death Care: A Day in the Life of an Aquamation Tech
The first question that Kale Hicks receives when describing their work as an aquamation technician is “what is aquamation?” Aquamation, also called resomation, ...
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A Grave of One’s Own: The Body Politics of Green Burial
When Virginia Woolf wrote A Room of One’s Own in 1929, she was advocating for women to have a space to write, a ...
Culture & Politics
What is a Death Cafe all about? My experience studying, participating and hosting Death Cafes
The objective of Death Cafe is not to make light of death, it is to face it, in whatever form that takes.
Death Care
Where is Green Burial Available in Canada? UPDATED 2022
What is Green Burial? Green or natural burial is the process of human disposition with the least environmental consequences, while encouraging greater land ...
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What To Do With Cremated Remains – Part Three
If you joined us for parts one and two of this series, you will know that there are many options for burying, scattering, ...
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What Can You Do With Cremated Remains? Part Two
There are many options for interring or transforming cremated remains on land (see Part One & Part Three). In part 2 of our ...
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What Can You do With Cremated Remains? Part One
At TalkDeath we love to talk about environmentally friendly options for the disposition of your body after death. Although cremation isn’t necessarily the ...
Culture & Politics
Death Personified: The Best Fiction with Death as a Character
We have several articles that list the many books we love about death–and there are many (see part one, two, and three!). But ...
