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When I die, sign me up for the mushroom burial suit!

Posted on February 26, 2015February 26, 2015

In studying the soil, cycles of life, and humus: “the black or brown organic portion of the soil, is a protoplasmic, jellylike substance made up of cells, leaves, and tissues that have lost their original structure. If humus were not renewed by the remains of dead organisms, the soil as we know it would disappear” (Bookchin 1963). I wondered, what about my body after I die? I learned from my classmates that there are more and more options for a green or natural burial, including a mushroom burial suit which detoxes your body as it turns to compost! There’s also the Urban Death Project, a concept for a revolving composter of bodies for an urban setting. Never thought I’d be this excited about the end!

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