Guide to Arranging a Natural Burial in Maryland & the DMV Area

Natural burial—also known as green burial—is becoming an increasingly popular choice for families across Maryland and the greater DMV (D.C.–Maryland–Virginia) region. Many people are looking for a simpler, more environmentally conscious, and often more meaningful alternative to conventional funerals. This guide walks you step-by-step through how natural burial works in Maryland, what the law requires, … Read more

Guide to Arranging a Green Burial in Florida.

Green burial in California

Green burial offers us the opportunity to return to a more ‘natural’ burial practice that was once the norm. A natural burial where no chemicals, steel caskets, or concrete burial vaults are used.  Where there is minimum intervention, and the body is simply wrapped in a biodegradable shroud or container and buried in an earth … Read more

Guide to Green Burial Services and Cemeteries in Ohio

Green Funerals today – the shift from traditional funerals to cremation, to natural burial There is an increasing demand for more affordable and yet sustainable death care practices.  Cremation has completely disrupted funeral decisions over the last decade.  Largely, cremation simply became a more affordable alternative for many families who could not afford to pay … Read more

A Guide to Green Burial Services and Cemeteries in Texas

Overview – the shift from traditional funerals to cremation, to natural burial There is an increasing demand for more affordable and yet sustainable death care practices.  Cremation has completely disrupted the traditional death care industry in the United States in the last decade.  Largely, cremation became a more affordable alternative for many families who could … Read more

DIY Funeral Care: Family – directed Funerals

Arranging a basic cremation or natural burial and conducting your own memorial service Only a century ago, death care was primarily a ritual performed in the family domain. A greater number of people died at home, and families generally cared for and prepared their deceased without the intervention of funeral directors. Women often played the … Read more

Sister Death/Mother Earth

The Case for Green Burial a Franciscan perspective When contemplating Sister Death, remember Mother Earth! Now about death, you really don’t get a choice. Even though life has presented you with endless choices, large and small, sacred and mundane, roads not taken, bridges crossed, our pilgrimage through life always meets Sister Death. No one living … Read more

Green Burial Sites in the United States

What is a ‘green’ burial site? There are currently approximately 166 registered green burial cemeteries and memorial woodlands in the United States. These are recognized natural burial sites, although some are hybrid cemeteries where both natural and traditional burials take place. A green burial cemetery is also sometimes called an eco-cemetery. As we explained in … Read more