> From: trevor william johnson
> Subject: [permaculture] composting people
>
> also in jenkins humanure handbook he says that we
> have been using
> composting to turn dead animals into compost. he
> does not say
> anything about composting humans though. i imagine
> the process is
> the same. does anyone out there know anything of
> this practice? i
> would love to be spread under a fruit or nut tree or
> even on a field
> after my body is dead. however i currently have
> concerns about
> cycling heavy metals and possible bioaccumulation in
> food and people.
>