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, September 06, 2010

Green Burials Take Deep Root in Existing Cemeteries

Nature's Sanctuary is a one-acre natural cemetery that sits at the northwest edge of Philadelphia, a stone's throw from a long stre...

Wednesday, May 19, 2010

Actress Lynn Redgrave Laid to Rest in Bamboo Casket

Jane Hillhouse had no idea that the bamboo casket she shipped to a Connecticut family a couple of weeks ago would be used to bury the Britis...

Friday, April 02, 2010

Going all Natural in Wales

Nearly a hundred bodies lie buried at Usk Castle Chase , a natural cemetery an hour northeast of Cardiff, Wales. But visitors who trek these...

Monday, March 08, 2010

Greensprings Back to the Future in 2100

The 100-acre burial ground that is the Greensprings Natural Cemetery Preserve is mostly meadow now. A variety of grasses and wildflowers ov...

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