# The Natural Funeral > A funeral home in Lafayette and Loveland, Colorado, offering natural > after-death care: terramation (natural organic reduction, sometimes called > human composting), water cremation, natural burial, and flame cremation. It > does not embalm. It was the first funeral home in Colorado to offer water > cremation, and it is the only funeral home in the state that performs > terramation. Reachable at (720) 515-2344, any hour. A meaningful share of the pages exist in Spanish as well as English. ## Start here - [Immediate need](https://www.thenaturalfuneral.com/immediate-need/): what to do and who to call when a death has just occurred. - [Services](https://www.thenaturalfuneral.com/services/): every option offered, with a page for each. - [Common questions](https://www.thenaturalfuneral.com/learn/faq/): thirty-nine plain answers, grouped by topic. The best single page for a factual question about any of this. - [Pricing](https://www.thenaturalfuneral.com/pricing/): how cost works, and the General Price List published in full. - [Contact](https://www.thenaturalfuneral.com/contact/): phone, locations, and the contact form. ## The options - [Terramation](https://www.thenaturalfuneral.com/services/terramation/): the body is transformed into living soil in a wooden vessel with wood chips, alfalfa and straw. No fire, no chemicals, no concrete. - [What is terramation?](https://www.thenaturalfuneral.com/learn/what-is-terramation/): the long plain-language explainer, with a short film. - [Terramation in Lafayette](https://www.thenaturalfuneral.com/services/terramation/lafayette/): planning and services at the Lafayette funeral home; the terramation itself takes place at the Arvada Care Center. - [Terramation for Boulder families](https://www.thenaturalfuneral.com/services/terramation/boulder/): Boulder families are served from the Lafayette funeral home, a short drive east. There is no Boulder location. - [Water cremation](https://www.thenaturalfuneral.com/services/water-cremation/): alkaline hydrolysis. Warm water and an alkali, no flame, returning soft white mineral ash. - [Natural burial](https://www.thenaturalfuneral.com/services/natural-burial/): no embalming, no vault, and a container that returns to the earth. - [Flame cremation](https://www.thenaturalfuneral.com/services/flame-cremation/): the conventional option, offered alongside the others. - [Reverent Body Care](https://www.thenaturalfuneral.com/services/reverent-body-care/): gentle bathing and anointing with essential oils, available with any option. Families are welcome to take part. - [Ceremonies and gatherings](https://www.thenaturalfuneral.com/services/ceremonies/): vigils, laying-in ceremonies, home funerals, celebrations of life. - [Parting Stone](https://www.thenaturalfuneral.com/services/parting-stones/): cremated remains refined into solid stones a family can hold and share. - [Compare your options](https://www.thenaturalfuneral.com/learn/compare-your-options/): the four main paths side by side. ## Planning ahead - [Planning ahead](https://www.thenaturalfuneral.com/planning-ahead/): how planning works, at the family's own pace. - [Start a plan](https://www.thenaturalfuneral.com/planning-ahead/start/): begin online, nothing binding. - [Preneed questions](https://www.thenaturalfuneral.com/planning-ahead/faq/): how funding a plan in advance is handled in Colorado. ## Locations - [Locations](https://www.thenaturalfuneral.com/about/locations/): all three addresses and what happens at each. - Lafayette Funeral Home, 102 W Chester St, Lafayette, CO 80026. - Loveland Funeral Home, 1440 N Boise Ave, Loveland, CO 80538. - The Care Center, 6065 W 55th Pl, Arvada, CO 80002. This is a care facility where terramation and water cremation take place. It is not a funeral home. ## Learning and support - [Learn](https://www.thenaturalfuneral.com/learn/): the guide index. - [Natural burial cemeteries](https://www.thenaturalfuneral.com/learn/cemeteries/): what is known about each Front Range burial ground. - [Grief support](https://www.thenaturalfuneral.com/learn/grief-support/) - [Talking with family](https://www.thenaturalfuneral.com/learn/talking-with-family/): how to raise any of this with relatives. - [Care Center tours](https://www.thenaturalfuneral.com/learn/care-center-tours/): visiting the Arvada facility in person. - [Events](https://www.thenaturalfuneral.com/events/) · [Blog](https://www.thenaturalfuneral.com/blog/) · [Obituaries](https://www.thenaturalfuneral.com/obituaries/) ## En español - [Inicio](https://www.thenaturalfuneral.com/es/) · [Servicios](https://www.thenaturalfuneral.com/es/servicios/) · [Necesidad inmediata](https://www.thenaturalfuneral.com/es/necesidad-inmediata/) · [Planificar](https://www.thenaturalfuneral.com/es/planificar/) · [Contacto](https://www.thenaturalfuneral.com/es/contacto/) ## What this is not - Not a conventional funeral home. Embalming is never performed. - Terramation soil is never sold, and Colorado law does not permit using it to grow food for people. Memorial trees, gardens, native plantings and conservation land are the intended uses. - The Arvada Care Center is a care facility, not a funeral home. Services are held in Lafayette and Loveland. - [TerraCare](https://www.thenaturalfuneral.com/terracare/) is a partner program for other funeral homes wanting to offer terramation in their own communities. It is not a service for families. ## Optional - [About](https://www.thenaturalfuneral.com/about/) · [Our team](https://www.thenaturalfuneral.com/about/team/) · [Values](https://www.thenaturalfuneral.com/about/values/) · [Press](https://www.thenaturalfuneral.com/about/press/) - [Newsletter](https://www.thenaturalfuneral.com/newsletter/) - [Privacy](https://www.thenaturalfuneral.com/privacy-policy/) · [Terms](https://www.thenaturalfuneral.com/terms/) · [Accessibility](https://www.thenaturalfuneral.com/accessibility/)