🌱 Patch AM: How Elkridge became home to the nation’s largest human composting site

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In today's newsletter:

• How Elkridge became home to the nation's largest human composting site

Also on today's calendar: KIDZAFEST " Dance-a-palooza and 1 more event.

Today's riddle: What is full of holes but still holds water? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Friday: A shower and thunderstorm, with a high of 80 and low of 68 degrees.
• Saturday: Humid with rain and a t-storm, temps: high: 77, low: 67.
• Sunday: A shower and thunderstorm, with a high of 84 and low of 61 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Nation's Largest Human Composting Facility Opens in Maryland - Have you watched Soylent Green? (matr.net) — A major new human composting facility has just opened in Elkridge, bringing an eco-friendly burial option directly to local families instead of sending remains out of state. The 37,000-square-foot Earth Funeral site can process about 2,000 bodies a year, turning each into nutrient-rich soil in roughly a month, and positions Elkridge as a key hub for green end-of-life services along the East Coast.
   

📸 Around Elkridge

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Elkridge

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★ Featured events ★

Friday August 21
• KIDZAFEST " Dance-a-palooza →
  Veterans Plaza, 1 Veterans Pl, Silver Spring
  10:00 am

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Other local events

Saturday September 5
• Vendor Members Group & the Markets of CRAFTS GALORE! →
  Grace Lutheran of Lutherville, 8601 Valleyfield Rd, Timonium, MD, 21093
  9:30 am
Monday September 7
• Columbia Maryland Film Festival's Opening Night at The Collective ENCORE →
  The Collective Encore, 10221 Wincopin Cir, Columbia
  5:30 pm
Thursday September 10
• Power52 Live On The Green! 4th Annual Charity Golf Classic →
  Turf Valley Golf Club, 2700 Turf Valley Rd, Ellicott City
  9:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Monday August 24
• đSchools open for grades 1â5 and grades 6 and 9 only.
  Jessup , MD 20794
• Conferences/staggered openings for ECSE, Pre-K, and Kindergarten
  Maryland City Laurel, MD 20724
• Teachers and School Based Staff on Duty
  Catonsville Center for Alternative Studies Catonsville, MD 21228
Tuesday August 25
• đSchools open for grades 1â12.
  Jessup , MD 20794
• Systemwide Professional Development Activities
  Catonsville Center for Alternative Studies Catonsville, MD 21228
Wednesday August 26
• Teacher Classroom Preparation Day
  Catonsville Center for Alternative Studies Catonsville, MD 21228
Thursday August 27
• Orientation for Students Entering Grades 6 and 9
  Catonsville Center for Alternative Studies Catonsville, MD 21228
• Lindale Back to School Night
  Lindale (Middle) 415 Andover Rd, Linthicum Heights, MD 21090, USA
  5:00 pm
Sunday September 6
• Michael Grasso Music - Not 2 Cool Jazz... →
  Catonsville Sunday Farmers Market, 15 Mellor Ave, Catonsville
  9:00 am

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Thank you 👏👏👏 to these businesses for making Elkridge PatchAM possible:

• CrossLife Community Church — 4109606301
• Elkridge Baptist Church — (410) 796-4486
• Hop To It Organizers, LLC — 443-741-2575
• MacGillis Global Academy — (443) 393-0892
• Glass Doctor Home + Business — (443) 218-3366
• VivaVets Animal Hospital — (443) 542-2938

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Wegmans posted a job opening for Overnight Stocker in Columbia. Apply here.
• PMM Companies posted a job opening for General Cleaner in Columbia. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Elkridge here.

🗞 Nearby News

Jessup

• Verano Harvest Specialist in Jessup, MD (pennlive.com)

Catonsville

• Food-Packing Events Support Students Across City (jmoreliving.com)
• Luke Jones and Nestor discuss frustration of Orioles losing close games to Yankees (baltimorepositive.com)
• Navy Vet Fought For America For More Than A Decade, Now US Wants To Deport His Wife (dailyvoice.com)

Columbia

• 2026 Macaroni KID Columbia Back to School Guide (macaronikid.com)
• Zion Abdul Alhassan, 27, Arrested for Multiple Offenses including Robbery — Congress Heights on the Rise (congressheightsontherise.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A sponge (Thank you Netty W. for sending it in!)
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