Terramation · Natural organic reduction
An ending that becomes a beginning.
Terramation, also called natural organic reduction, gently transforms a body into living soil over a few weeks. It is the most natural goodbye we know how to give, and we are the only funeral home in Colorado that offers it, in our own care center, with our own hands.
How terramation works
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The laying-in
Your person is placed in the Chrysalis™ vessel on a bed of wood chips, alfalfa, and straw. Families are welcome to take part in this ceremony, adding flowers, letters, and words of farewell.
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A gentle transformation
Over several weeks, warmth, moisture, and naturally occurring microbes do quiet work, the same renewal that restores a forest floor. Nothing is forced, and nothing is hurried.
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Curing and rest
The new soil rests and cures for about thirty days, becoming rich, stable, and full of life.
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A return to the earth
Your family may receive the Regenerative Living Soil to enrich trees, gardens, and land that mattered to your person, or donate it to conservation land we work with.
About the soil
Each terramation creates roughly half a cubic yard of rich, living soil, about sixteen five-gallon bags. Families often use it to plant a memorial tree, enrich a garden, or restore a corner of land their person loved. Whatever you choose, we help you plan it with care.
Colorado law asks two things of this soil, and we honor both: it is never sold, and it is not used to grow food for people. It is a gift back to the living land, not a product.
See it explained
Our short film walks through terramation step by step, plainly and reverently. It answers most of the questions families bring to us.
Read the plain-language guideWondering if terramation is right for your family?
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