The Art and Science of Human Composting.
While in architecture school in 2011, Recompose founder and human composting inventor Katrina Spade, began thinking about updating contemporary death care practices with a sustainable alternative, one that would nourish the land rather than take away from it. After years of extensive research with green death care experts, ecologists, biologists, legislators and more, human composting emerged. It's been legal in Washington State since 2019 and is now legal in 11 other states as well.
In this 60-minute conversational presentation, Laura Cassidy will provide an easy-to-understand framework for how human composting works and why this end-of-life option is such a benefit to the earth and to humanity. She will also talk about Recompose’s roots and what it’s been like to pioneer this offering. The last 20 minutes or so will be used for Q and A dialogue and exchange.
4-6pm.
