Ditch the hearse, bring the kids, have a picnic: an alternative undertaker’s tips for a better funeral By Sam Wollaston in The Guardian, October, 19, 2022 Sharpham Meadow doesn’t look much like a cemetery. There are no high walls, wrought
Green burial and climate change: Rebecca Fricke and Candace Currie
Green burial and climate change: Rebecca Fricke and Candace Currie Daily Hampshire Gazette, October 8,2022 Climate Change @ Home podcast. Listen here.
Historic Mass. Cemetery Sees Growing Demand for Green Burials
Historic Mass. Cemetery Sees Growing Demand for Green Burials By Mary Markos Green burials are getting more and more popular at Mount Auburn Cemetery, the first place in Massachusetts to offer the more environmentally friendly option ten years ago. Watch
How Green Burials Work and How They Help the Environment
How Green Burials Work and How They Help the Environment By Mary Markos for LX News What happens after we die? Green burials bring a whole new perspective to the timeless philosophical question. An increasingly popular way to protect the
Why Diane honoured her husband Michael’s death with a natural burial
Why Diane honoured her husband Michael’s death with a natural burial By Dinah Lewis Boucher Michael Hart was a child of the woods, says the woman who knew him best: his wife and partner of 54 years, Diane. "Rupert Bear
Why Death Care Is Actually A Sustainability Issue + An Intro To Green Burials
Why Death Care Is Actually A Sustainability Issue + An Intro To Green Burials by mbg Senior Sustainability Editor Emma Loewe August 2, 2022 In life, opportunities to talk about death are few and far between. As such, most of
Final DIY Project: Build Your Own Coffin
Final DIY Project: Build Your Own Coffin By James R. Hagerty, July 18, 2022 in The Wall Street Journal For people who want to make their own final resting place, merchants offer ready-to-assemble kits; ‘We just had so much fun’
For some people, a green burial is their culminating climate-sensitive act
For some people, a green burial is their culminating climate-sensitive act Sitting in her office in Whitefish Bay, Debra Marcus Watton says the concept of a green burial is in keeping with Jewish practices, “because we believe in modesty and
The Soft Goodbye
The Soft Goodbye By Donelle Dreese in About Place Journal There are still times when I feel like I am floating, not connected to any kind of where, not grounded or rooted, or having a sense of belonging. I grew
Inside the Rise of Human Composting and Other Green Burial Practices
Inside the Rise of Human Composting and Other Green Burial Practices The quest to save the planet doesn’t end when your life does. By Vanessa Taylor Everybody’s going to die. That’s a fact of life. And there’s one thing everybody