Overview
- The 84-year-old told the 50+ & Unfiltered podcast she prefers composting over burial or cremation, citing how she inters her horses on her property.
- She said she hopes to rest at her Katonah, New York, farm and brushed off legal questions, saying, "It's not going to hurt anyone. It's my property."
- More than a dozen states have legalized natural organic reduction since Washington’s 2019 law, with California’s framework scheduled to take effect by 2027.
- The process typically takes about two months and produces roughly 1–2 cubic yards of soil, and a Seattle provider’s 2024 price was about $7,000.
- Interest in green funerals has grown, according to industry data, even as groups like the California Catholic Conference voice ethical objections to human composting.