Autumn is the time of year when the days start to get shorter, the leaves begin to change, and we harvest what was grown over the summer months.
Greener Pastures: How New England is Reimagining Death
Candace Currie, Clerk for Green Burial Massachusetts, discusses the increasing interest in green burial and GBM’s ongoing search for land for a conservation burial ground in Massachusetts with Laurie Diane Wiegler.
Chatham Cemetery Commission Considers Allowing Green Burials
Chatham Cemetery Commission Considers Allowing Green Burials By: Tim Wood/The Cape Cod Chronicle CHATHAM – The cemetery commission is considering allowing “green” burials in a section of the South Chatham Cemetery. The environmentally friendly internment option involves burying remains without
Barnstable hopes to offer green burials soon
Barnstable hopes to offer green burials soon Cape Cod Times (Hyannis, MA) Author/Byline: Susan Vaughn; Special to Cape Cod Times | Page: A1 | Section: News COTUIT — Mosswood Cemetery off Putnam Avenue has a new burial area that looks completely different than the
Cemeteries That Save the American Landscape
Cemeteries That Save the American Landscape Covering two million acres of U.S. soil, cemeteries are lush with potential for the living and the land. By Devinne Melecki Some days, it feels like I spend more time with the dead than
2023 Salem Living Green Expo
2023 Salem Living Green Expo Come say hi to GBM at the 2023 Salem Living Green Expo, Saturday, May 13, 2023, from 10 am – 1 pm / Old Town Hall, 32 Derby Square, Salem, MA. Details here.
Natural burials were illegal in Vermont. Now they’re having a resurgence
Natural burials were illegal in Vermont. Now they’re having a resurgence By Lexi Krupp, Vermont Public At the entrance of Green Mount Cemetery in Montpelier is a white marble building. Inside were six bodies, on a visit in early April.
Amherst Sustainability Festival
Amherst Sustainability Festival – Saturday, Aril 22, 2023 Come say hi to GBM at the Amherst Sustainability Festival, Saturday, April 22, 2023, 10 am – 4 pm on the Town Common. Details here.
Going out green
Going out ‘green.’ Demand grows for Florida funerals that preserve nature, cut pollution BY NICOLAS RIVERO As bagpipes played, Janet McAliley’s family pulled her casket of woven seagrass on a wooden wagon down a dirt path through a wild green
Living on Earth: Beyond the Headlines
Living on Earth: Beyond the Headlines Living on Earth contributor Peter Dykstra joins Host Jenni Doering to share news of the uptick in green burials. Listen here.