Terramation · Boulder, Colorado
Terramation for Boulder families.
We don't have a Boulder location, and we'd rather say so plainly. Boulder families plan with us by phone, any hour, and at our funeral home in Old Town Lafayette, a short drive east.
How terramation works for Boulder families
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Talk it through, from home
Call any hour and talk it through by phone, for as long as you need. When you are ready to meet, we sit down together at our Lafayette funeral home.
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Gather where it feels right
A vigil at home, a service at your place of worship, or a gathering somewhere in Boulder that mattered to your person: the goodbye happens wherever your family gathers. You are welcome at the laying-in at our Care Center, too.
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Soil for the land you love
Your person becomes living soil over several weeks, then rests for about thirty days. Most families receive or place it within two to four months, to plant a memorial tree, feed a garden, or give back to land their person loved.
“What a tremendous relief it was to have The Natural Funeral at the ready when my mother passed.”
New to terramation? It helps to see it explained step by step. Read our plain-language guide.
Where Boulder families meet us
Lafayette Funeral Home
102 W Chester St, Lafayette, CO 80026
Our closest funeral home to Boulder. It is where we plan together, hold services, and keep the tea on for anyone who wants to sit a while.
The Care Center
6065 W 55th Pl, Arvada, CO 80002
Where terramation takes place, cared for by our own team. It is a care facility rather than a funeral home, and we open it to families on free tours, because seeing it is often the surest way to feel at peace with it.
Questions Boulder families ask
- Do you have a location in Boulder?
- No. Our closest funeral home is in Old Town Lafayette, a short drive east of Boulder. Much of the planning can happen by phone, and we meet in Lafayette whenever you are ready.
- Can we hold the service in Boulder?
- Yes. The ceremony can happen wherever your family gathers: at home, at your place of worship, or in another place that mattered to your person. We can also host it at our Lafayette funeral home.
- How soon will we receive the soil?
- Terramation, also called natural organic reduction or human composting, takes several weeks, and the soil then cures for about thirty days. Most families receive or place it within two to four months.
- Can I plan my own terramation ahead of time?
- Yes. You can begin a plan online at your own pace, with nothing binding, or talk it through with our advance-planning team whenever you like. Start a plan online.
- How much does terramation cost?
- Every price is published on our pricing page, so nothing comes as a surprise when you call. We will walk through it with you, plainly. See our pricing.
Planning from Boulder? We're a short drive away.
Call any hour to talk about a more natural goodbye. A real person will listen first, and there is never any pressure.