Body composting a ‘green’ alternative to burial, cremation LAFAYETTE, Colo. (AP) – In a suburban Denver warehouse tucked between an auto repair shop and a computer recycling business, Seth Viddal is dealing with life and death. He and one of

Bridging the Gap Strategies for Serving Today’s Greener Customer by Patti Martin Bartsche From American Funeral Director Nearly 70% of consumers in the U.S. and Canada think it is important that a brand is sustainable or eco-friendly, according to a

Funeral Consumers Alliance ‘paying it forward’ by crafting, donating infant coffins By CHRIS LARABEE – Greenfield Recorder COLRAIN—Everything about Jonathan LaGreze’s home workshop appeared typical during a recent woodworking session—the sound of saws whirring, the scent of sawdust. Except, the

Greening The Grave: Why More People Are Choosing Climate-Friendly Burials Nettie Lesser’s grave is tucked in the back of Mount Auburn Cemetery in a quiet area surrounded by trees and birds and a carpet of purple flowers starting to bloom.

Going green, one last time From cardboard caskets to the absence of harmful chemicals, some people choose to minimize the impact to the environment after they die. When Joan Pillsbury’s grandfather died, the family held a viewing, had a funeral—the

Earth Matters: Green burial in a conservation cemetery Daily Hampshire Gazette Imagine your favorite walking path through a quiet forest or a scenic meadow, the songbirds flitting among tall grasses, at rest in the morning dew. Your natural pathway winds