… Some people call it “human compost,” but Sharon Weaver prefers a different term. “It is technically called natural organic reduction soil,” said Weaver, who is executive director of the non-profit San Joaquin River Parkway and Conservation Trust. … Weaver approved of using this compost along the San Joaquin River because, she said, it would help restore the land. … The practice had been happening for more than a year. But last month, it became the center of a public conversation. That’s because Fresno County Supervisor Garry Bredefeld caught word of it. … In March, the county handed Weaver a cease-and-desist letter to stop using this soil along the San Joaquin River – and she did stop. … Still, green burials like this are gaining popularity around the country.

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