Why I Build Green Caskets Customs around death have always varied widely based on people’s religion and culture. In today’s world as we are witness to the impact of the human population on our planet’s environment and climate—polluting the air, water, land
Care at Home after Death
Care at Home after Death By Joan P. Dennis and I had been interested in green burial since 2009 when an NPR program featured Mark Harris. I immediately read Harris’s book Grave Matters. We valued the concept of reduce, reuse,
Green burials adapt to protect ‘death care’ workers in the time of pandemic
Green burials adapt to protect ‘death care’ workers in the time of pandemic As health care workers battle a pandemic with a limited supply of personal protective equipment, the problem persists for those who bury the pandemic’s dead. LOS ANGELES
Op-Ed: My post-death plans?
Op-Ed: My post-death plans? I recently saw an article about saving money on funeral costs, but the thing that grabbed me was the picture: It was of a wicker coffin! The basket-casket in the photo was lovely; sturdy but airy
The Emotional Wallop of My Friend’s Green Burial
The Emotional Wallop of My Friend’s Green Burial What I learned about the realities of this new, but old, practice My friend Carla saw almost everything in life as a creative challenge—a moment to brainstorm and make a statement. If
Dust to dust in Provincetown: Green burials to be considered by the Select Board
Dust to dust in Provincetown: Green burials to be considered by the Select Board PROVINCETOWN – Natural burials may soon be available in the Provincetown Cemetery. The town Cemetery Commission seeks approval of green burials and to set aside 30
Eco-Friendly Cemeteries?
Eco-friendly cemeteries? More people preferring ‘green’ over standard burials. Featured in the Science section of The Washington Post.
A Green Death: At My Grandparents’ Grave, Rethinking the Final Passage
A Green Death: at my grandparents’ grave, rethinking the final passage Every year, Americans put 4.3 million gallons of embalming fluid in the ground. There is another way. Read this opinion piece in The Boston Globe.
Berkshires of Massachusetts Hosts an Homage to the Afterlife
Berkshires of Massachusetts hosts an Homage to the Afterlife Amy Cunningham, Green Burial Council-certified and Brooklyn-based funeral director, visited the Berkshires of Massachusetts to speak at an event launched by the Gatekeepers Amy Cunningham, Green Burial Council-certified and Brooklyn-based funeral
Letter to the Editor: Green Burials Are a Good Choice
Letter to the Editor: Green burials are a good choice Candace Currie of Green Burial Massachusetts corrects the record with her Letter to the Editor for the Martha’s Vineyard Times In response to the Nov 7th story “West Tisbury goes