Comment by Jon van Rooyen on June 9, 2011 at 5:48am

Love this idea. Nice way to "give back" after you kick the proverbial bucket. Even if your remains don't contribute anything to the growth and nourishment of the tree (which I'm pretty certain they will), at least a new tree will be planted. We can always do with more trees. :)

Comment by Akshay Bist on June 9, 2011 at 8:08am

Well cremating will cause pollution, won't it? I'd like to be either turned into fertilizer after my organs are removed or be buried and have a tree, preferably a fruit tree planted on top.

Comment by Akshay Bist on June 9, 2011 at 8:16am

Or donate my body to science. Would be cool if they built some kind of thing, similar to Frankenstein's monster outta me.

Comment by Donald S. Chase on June 9, 2011 at 8:33am

I'd like to go to a "body farm".

Comment by Atheist Exile on June 10, 2011 at 3:04am

Is there any nourishment to be had (by a tree) from a body's ashes?  Maybe it would be more effective to have your body composted or pelletized as fertilizer.

If you die, yet still have healthy organs (i.e. in an accident), you could serve the most good if you already have an organ donor endorsement on your driver's license.  Then the rest of your body could be used as fertilizer.

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