A body farm is a research facility where human decomposition can be studied in a variety of settings. The aim is to gain a better understanding of the decomposition process, permitting the development of techniques for extracting information (such as the timing and circumstances of death) from human remains.
Body farm research is particularly important within forensic anthropology and related disciplines, and has applications in the fields of law enforcement and forensic science.
i love about an hour from the one at the university of tennessee. you can walk right past it on the way to a football game lol. it sure does smell during the summer.