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The Frederick County Planning Commission on Wednesday approved a site plan for a “natural burial” cemetery, where remains could be interred without the use of embalming chemicals, concrete vaults or, ...

What does it mean when families ask for a green burial, and how does it differ from other options? A HelloNation article ...

Steve Ball’s grave was marked not by a granite headstone or marble mausoleum upon the burial of his cremated remains last year, but a flat rock chipped into the shape of a heart. It came from his ...

Bayside Cemetery in Potsdam was recently approved by the state to offer 'natural burials' in certain sections of the cemetery. Natural burial is an alternative to traditional, more expensive, and more ...

Human composting — or natural organic reduction — is an eco-friendly alternative burial option to the traditional casket burial or cremation methods. When composted, a body is placed in a steel vessel ...

Funeral practices in America have changed considerably over the past few generations. While they may have included mushrooms, they likely didn’t include mushroom caskets. But what if there was another ...

ROCHESTER — The generation known for challenging social norms and traditions is dying to change another industry. Green burials are becoming more in demand as baby boomers plan their deaths. Industry ...

I am delighted to have the option of a committed green burial site offered in Frederick County ("County planners approve plan for natural burial site," May 10). I have felt that this is the most ...

The Archdiocese of Chicago has announced the debut of a new “natural burial” option at one of its Chicago-area cemeteries, reportedly the first such Catholic offering in the state and one that ...

Many people are trying to live more environmentally conscious lives. A Sudbury, Ont., funeral home is helping extend those values even following an individual’s death. “It is very much for the ...