How green is green burial? According to Miller, those traditional burials strain natural resources every step of the way. A metal casket, for example, must be mined, manufactured and transported.

Jim Belote gave his final gift — himself — to the trees he’d always loved. He was buried without embalming, in a painted ...

That was true, at least until the Civil War era. Then a desire to preserve bodies led to a new way of dealing with the dead: ...

There’s an ecosystem centered on creating ceremonies for important moments in life, such as weddings. The same should exist ...

The storage racks at Trappist Caskets, designed and fabricated ... individual awaiting preparation for burial adds more gravity. A wealth of midwestern natural resources, combined with the ...

Losing a loved one is difficult. On top of grieving, you must also make important decisions about funeral arrangements. The ...

Recent local interest sparks move toward interment without embalming, burial in biodegradable coffin or a shroud and a simple ...

Hoffner published an essay about her father’s natural burial at a wooded sanctuary, comparing it to a cousin’s traditional funeral “in a painted casket in a concrete vault under an Astroturf ...