natural organic reduction
Today, I’m going to spare you my writing and editorial viewpoints and just bring you a 6-minute news video put out by Cascade Public Broadcasting. It’s an excellent story on the growing trend of Natural Organic Reduction or NOR. I’m very familiar with Katrina Spade and her venture into the world of…
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One might have to ask if the “human composting” company Return Home wanted a deal when they went on Shark Tank and were featured last Friday. The company, that calls its brand of Natural Organic Reduction (NOR) “Terramation” left the popular show without a deal. Did they want a deal? We will…
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According to this article from the Seattle Times of Thursday, October 5, terramation company Return Home will present its company and product on the television show Shark Tank tonight, October 6. The article states that the company will be looking for an investment of $2 million for a 5% equity stake in the…
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English poet Oscar Wilde is thought by some as first using the phrase that “Imitation is the most sincere form of flattery”. In today’s world of economics and commerce one might also believe that “Somebody starting a business similar to what you have started” would also be a very well-known form of flattery…
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Earlier in May, the largest death care provider in North America, Service Corporation International, added what they call “human composting” services to their list of services provided by five funeral homes in the Seattle, Washington, area. This press release mentions that the process is also known as “natural organic reduction” and…
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Editor’s Note: This article was scheduled for earlier this morning but for some reason was not picked up by our email subscription service. . .Well, better late than never. Sorry for the inconvenience. Here is the article you should have received earlier today: Sometimes things happen that can turn a fundamental business upside…
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One of the things that happened at the end of 2022 is that New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed a bill into law that permits the State of New York to add Natural Organic Reduction (NOR), sometimes referred to as “human composting”, to the list of legal human remains dispositions. According to this article…
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Every once in a while during my searches for Funeral Director Daily topics I’ll come across something I wasn’t aware of in the death care industry. Today I bring you information on what is called the “Ovum Fungi”. This is a product that this press release and the company website refers to as “an eco-friendly…
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In December it will be a full two years since Recompose, the United States first human natural organic reduction (NOR) disposition service was legal and open for business. NOR is more commonly known as “human composting”. We thought it might be a good time — on the precipice of the business’ second anniversary of being…
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“There is an appointed time for everything. And there is a time for every event under heaven –“. That is the first verse in Ecclesiastes Chapter 3 and the 2nd verse goes on to say “A time to give birth, and a time to die“. Any funeral director who has ever spent time on a…
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