Category: Featured
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The earth is my body–my head is in the stars
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When I first began learning about conservation burial, I was struck by how it expands the circle of life. It isn’t only about how we return our bodies to the earth. It’s also about how that simple act can protect forests, meadows, and watersheds for generations. Dr. Billy Campbell, founder of Ramsey Creek Preserve in…
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As interest in green and conservation burial grows, so do the questions. Many of us have only ever been taught about embalming, vaults, or cremation — and it can feel unfamiliar, even unsettling, to imagine something different. Here are some of the most common questions I hear, and the truths behind them: 🌊 Does green…
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When most people picture a cemetery, they see a quiet lawn of green grass and rows of monuments. What we rarely see is what lies beneath — the chemicals, concrete, steel, and wood buried along with the body. Conventional burial, as it has developed in the United States, is not sustainable for people, for communities,…


