The Centre for Natural Burial

By Jesse Fray, 6 News Lawrence
Part of Oak Hill Cemetery may one day become the natural “green burial” area, an area where people wouldn’t be buried in a regular casket. Instead, bodies would be put underground in a biodgradable casket or wrapped in a favorite blanket.

By Funeral Gurus
Green Burial Council’s Joe Sehee explains how the Council is reaching out the funeral industry. Green funerals & green burials present another option for funeral homes.

By Laura Rillos
EUGENE - Carol McBrian has her cemetery plot picked out. The prime spot in the Eugene Masonic Cemetery has an incredible view of the city skyline and trees. The master gardener couldn’t be more excited
“For several years, my husband and I had been teasing each other. He would say, dear when I die […]

KOMO news
PORTLAND, Ore. — When her time comes, Cynthia Beal wants to make a green exit. She doesn’t want a sturdy coffin or even a head stone. “I would love to have an Oregon cherry tree planted over me,” she said. “And I want it to be turned in to musical instruments and bowls.”
And Beal […]

By Anita Kissee and KATU Web Staff
Video
PORTLAND, Ore. - Perhaps you’ve heard of green weddings, but how about a green funeral?
It’s the next big thing in eco-friendly practices and there are a number of options that can help you return to the earth in the most sustainable way possible.

This original GOOD Magazine animation takes you inside the business of death.
Throughout the developed world the business surrounding death has often been an uneasy topic of discussion. Originating in the mid-19th Century, the modern funeral has evolved into an economic and cultural monster, with a vast network of supporting industries and myriad options for your […]

By Lisa Cullen
Eye-opening, funny, and unforgettable, Remember Me gives an account of the ways in which Americans are designing new occasions to mark death — by celebrating life. (video links)

By Green Space
A look at the growing movement towards natural, or green, burials with Doug Lovelace and Cinthia Beal of the Natural Burial Company.

Greenhaven offers an ecofriendly and economical way of interring your loved one in a truly traditional and family led way. A way which pre-dates the formal rituals offered by high street funeral directors who follow a pattern which only arrived in Britain in Victorian times.

QUEST is a TV, radio, web, and education series by KQED
Tired of toxic embalming fluid, rain forest wood caskets and other ecologically unfriendly practices, a new generation of undertakers is attempting to green up the funeral industry with burials that go easy on the land.