The Centre for Natural Burial

By Yolanda Jones (Contact), Memphis Commercial Appeal
Dressed in jeans, Croc flip-flops, his favorite T-shirt and a hooded sweatshirt, Justin Borek was buried just like he lived.
“Justin was not about the pomp and circumstance of life and that is why he wanted a green burial,” said his stepmother, Jennifer Borek of Hernando. “It was simple and […]

By Mark Harris, Vegetarian Times
On a bright, spring morning, dozens of mourners gather at Ramsey Creek Preserve’s natural cemetery to say good-bye to Chris Nichols. For nearly eight months the 28-year-old stonemason and “gentle, New Age hippie,” as his mother calls him, had battled aggressive colon cancer and, two days earlier, had passed away quietly […]

How a simple burial can leave a lasting legacy
by Dana Logan, Boulder Weekly
Nearly every aspect of our lives impacts the environment. Death, unfortunately, is no exception. And just as more and more people are considering how the choices they make in life can affect the health of the planet, so, too, are more people searching […]

By L.L. Woodard, Common Sense Blog
n our-ever evolving quest to treat our earth and environment more gently, there have been some awesome and some not-so-awesome discoveries and changes. I happily stumbled upon what I hope will become a trend of the not-so-distant future.

By Lisa-Ann, Scattershots from the road (blog)
Both my interest in genealogy and my Catholic faith have given me opportunity to reflect on the hereafter and memorials.  I have long told my husband I want a simple burial, in a quiet setting.  I prefer traditional cemeteries, but my grandparents are buried in a park-like, tree-filled cemetery, […]

By Mark Harris, Grave Matters Blog
The Ramsey Creek Preserve, as enthusiasts of natural burial know, is the first — and until recently only — green cemetery in the United States.
On a trip down to Georgia last week, I stopped off in tiny Westminster, South Carolina, to tour its leafy grounds for first time since visiting […]

Some cemeteries are requiring eco-friendly burials, including such things as biodegradable caskets.
By David Colker, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer
It’s the ultimate recycling.
With environmental matters getting ever more popular in life, it was only a matter of time before they spread to death too.

An Atlanta-area monastery looks to “green burials” to sustain a cloistered lifestyle
by Gabrielle Coppola, Business Week Magazine
Father Francis Michael, abbot of Our Lady of the Holy Spirit Monastery, spends his days watching the birds, butterflies, and dragonflies that inhabit the order’s grounds about 30 miles east of downtown Atlanta. In August, the monks of Our […]

By Mark Harris, Relentless Media
When the funeral train following Chris Nichols’ plain, pine coffin arrived at his grave site one spring morning three years ago, this is what it saw. A simple cavity dug into the red earth of a southern pine forest, bunches of needles and rose petals strewn into and around the hole. […]

By Benyamin Cohen, American Jewish Life Magazine
The Monastery of the Holy Spirit is located on a former cotton plantation about an hour south of Atlanta is the rural town of Conyers, Georgia. It is here that 48 Trappist monks live on a couple thousand acres of land in complete peace and solitude.