Grave Matters - A Journey Through the Modern Funeral Industry to a Natural Way of Burial

Updates on the green burial movement, including green cemeteries, natural burial grounds, cremation, green and eco caskets, backyard burial, reef balls, and home funerals.

Monday, March 09, 2009

DIY Green Burial Step # 2: Learn Hospital’s Policy on Releasing Remains to Family

Note to family: If it looks like I'll be taking my last breaths in the clinical environs of the local hospital, please, take me home. Li...

Friday, February 13, 2009

DIY in States that Require Use of a Funeral Director

Like the vast majority of green burial enthusiasts, I'm fortunate to live in a state where families may legally care for their own dead....

Friday, January 30, 2009

Step 1 in Green Funeral Planning: Documenting the Right to DIY

They may wail and rent their garments. They might toast their good fortune with my best Scotch. No matter how my family marks my passing fro...

Friday, January 16, 2009

Emily Dickinson Speaks of Death from the Grave

In the coming weeks I'll return to the topic I started but flagged on early last year: a step-by-step plan for my own eventual green bur...

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