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Composting bodies catches on as the eco-friendly alternative to burial and cremation
Last week was a difficult milestone for Sean Hanna of Encino. It marked one year since he lost his partner Stephen Staunton to brain cancer. Staunton was an avid gardener. He was also a really big fan of eating mushrooms. “He had heard something about your …