Imagine a beautiful tree or garden growing for everyone we have loved and lost.
Welcome to Evergrove,
We're working to bring terramation to Australian death care. A carbon-neutral option that honours what our bodies have always been designed to do: return to the earth.
Terramation is a natural continuation of humanity's most ancient burial practices, adapted to be scalable and responsive to the realities of our modern world. Instead of 50 years in a grave, we're transformed into soil in just 60 days. This soil can be used to grow new life through a range of regenerative memorial options including trees, flowers and gardens. Living legacies that continue to grow, long after we’re gone.
This option isn't available in Australia yet but we're building the regulatory operating model to make it a trusted choice Australians can make. If this is the future you want, stand with us by joining our community and help show governments and regulators that Australian’s want more choice.
The Evergrove Vision
Meaningful Places
Parks, gardens and meaningful landscapes become places of remembrance beyond traditional cemetery spaces.
Ecosystems with trees, flowers and gardens live on as beautiful legacies that continue to grow long after we are gone.
Living Legacies
We give ourselves back to the earth as our final act to help restore our planet for generations to come.
Lasting Impact
The Evergrove Sanctuary
Part 1.
We will function in a similar capacity to a crematorium, but instead of producing ashes, we gently transform human remains into earth over a 60 day period.
This is called terramation.
Our spaces will be thoughtfully designed to support people through loss, drawing on everything we’ve learned about grief and mental health throughout human history. These awe-inspiring spaces will offer a peaceful, safe haven where you can feel at ease leaving a loved one for the transformation process and where you can also hold a funeral or memorial ceremony. Visitation throughout the transformation period is welcome.
We call these spaces our Evergrove Sanctuaries.
Terramation takes place in our purpose-built Evergrove vessels. They are similar to coffins but people are laid on a soft bed of natural materials like hay and straw before being covered with flowers.
1. Placed in Vessel
The vessel is then sealed and closely monitored over a period of 60-90 days. It is rigorously controlled to ensure a safe, dignified and complete transformation. This time can be used to gradually consider memorialisation locations and options.
2. Transformation
Once the transformation is complete, what remains is simply earth. This creates new possibilities for memorialisation that go beyond what’s traditionally available with burial or cremation, offering flexible and meaningful ways to honour a loved one’s legacy.
3. Earth
The Resting Place
Part 2.
You can now create a living legacy. Approximately 70-120kg of life-giving soil is created, providing enough for both memorialisation and contribution to environmental impact projects.
4. Memorialisation Options
More than one memorialisation option can be chosen, including most existing options and many new ones.
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Plant or nourish a tree or garden in a place that holds special meaning - a favourite park, garden, or natural space. Your loved one’s legacy will continue to grow and thrive through nature.
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Nourish a living pot plant that you can keep at home, offering a continuous connection to your loved one.
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Plant a tree or create a garden in your own backyard or property. This option allows you to create a personal, living tribute that grows with you and your family over time, in a place filled with meaning and familiarity.
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Place a portion of earth in an urn of choice to keep at home, allowing you to maintain a personal, tangible connection, similar to cremated ashes.
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Just like cremated ashes, portions of this earth can be scattered in meaningful locations.
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If you already own or intend to purchase a cemetery plot, all or part of the earth can be respectfully placed within it. You may also like to plant a garden in this space. A standard grave has the capacity to hold the entire cubic metre of earth.
5. Environmental Impact Projects
We will offer a range of initiatives focused on carbon sequestration, reforestation, and environmental regeneration, including dedicated carbon farms, developed through strategic partnerships and collaborations. While the entire volume of earth can be directed to these impactful projects, in some cases there may be enough to accommodate personal memorialisation options as well.
Learn more about our environmental impact here
Join the Movement
This vision is much bigger than us and requires significant change. To make it a reality, we need your support. By expressing your interest, you become part of a movement to show governments, industry, and communities that this is the future you want.
The more people who back our work, the more momentum we can build to drive forward essential changes - regulatory reform, ongoing research and development, and the creation of new infrastructure.
It's never too early to share your wishes with loved ones or include them in your will, even if terramation isn’t yet available in your area. By doing this, you are signalling your values and the kind of memorial you envision for yourself.
Join us in thoughtfully shaping a beautiful, nature-positive future for millennia to come.