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The moral of the story is to ask what exactly someone means when they get fresh vegetables from "Grandma's Garden".

The veggies are probably still tasty, though I'd imagine it varies from person to person.

I'm sure there's a joke about g(h)oulash in there as well but I'll stop now.
 
I don't think it will or should be made mandatory due to different religions or beliefs but to me returning to the earth as compost is a great idea. To me our bodies are what our spirits inhabit and we are free once they give out.
 
What you do with your remains should be a personal decision as long as it doesn't harm others. I for one do not want human compost no matter what their reasoning.
 
What you do with your remains should be a personal decision as long as it doesn't harm others. I for one do not want human compost no matter what their reasoning.
I think we should always respect the last wishes of people. As Steve said about going into veg patches, I don't like that idea mainly because it may transfer disease and also just a bit horrible to think of consuming traces of family.
 
I can't help but think about how our ancestors did things. If you lived back in the primitive days, and a loved one died, you were basically composting their body when you buried it in the soil. They didn't have funeral homes and embalming fluid. There was no less dignity and respect being shown then, so why is it such an outrage now?
 
When i pass on i don't want to take up space either. The population keeps growing so eventually what do you think they'll do with all our tombstones and bodies? Poltergeist, anyone? lol. Where using our bodies for compost...could be a cool thing but yeah i don't like the fact of people veggies lol.
 
I think we should always respect the last wishes of people. As Steve said about going into veg patches, I don't like that idea mainly because it may transfer disease and also just a bit horrible to think of consuming traces of family.
Indeed, and sounds disgusting, people should go decompose somewhere other than a veggie patch. How about a nice forest.
 
I can't help but think about how our ancestors did things. If you lived back in the primitive days, and a loved one died, you were basically composting their body when you buried it in the soil. They didn't have funeral homes and embalming fluid. There was no less dignity and respect being shown then, so why is it such an outrage now?
Good point Garnet. I think ground burrial is fine as long as it's done with dignity and not in a food source patch of vegetation.
 
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