# When I die, recompose me

- Institution: TED
- Department: TEDxOrcasIsland
- Speaker: Katrina Spade
- Year: 2016
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Biology, Earth and environment, Art, architecture and design
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/katrina_spade_when_i_die_recompose_me)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

What if our bodies could help grow new life after we die, instead of being embalmed and buried or turned to ash? Join Katrina Spade as she discusses "recomposition" -- a system that uses the natural decomposition process to turn our deceased into life-giving soil, honoring both the earth and the departed.

## Lectures

1. [When I die, recompose me](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/katrina_spade_when_i_die_recompose_me/04c7f2bbefe4), 13 min (TED's player)