Resources and Information Supporting Green Burial in North America
By Marcela Rojas, The Ithaca Journal
NEWFIELD, N.Y. -A short drive southwest of Ithaca, past the timeworn silos and one of the state’s last remaining covered bridges, sits Irish Hill Road, a winding dirt byway that stretches to a place where nature meets eternity.
By Diane M. Cooper, Spirit of Ma’at
Green Burial is a less expensive and more meaningful burial option that provides loved ones with a peaceful resting place in a manner friendly towards nature, wildlife, and the environment. Burial sites are in woodlands and meadowlands, preserving natural habitat for insects, birds, and other wildlife. The use of natural-fiber shrouds, cardboard, or chipboard coffins reduces pollution and needless destruction of forests. ‘’Nature reserve burial grounds'’ and ‘’woodland burial grounds'’ are other terms commonly used.
Memorial Ecosystems, formed in 1996, provides Green Burial at its Ramsey Creek nature preserve — the only site of its kind in the United States. It also funds nonprofit organizations, education, the arts, and scientific research. The following is an interview with its founder, Billy Campbell, M.D.
By Stacy Trevenon, The Half Moon Bay Review
El Granadan Jane Hillhouse recalls considering what she’d want for her own funeral. Something simple. An artist friend could decorate it with things she loved: gardening, music, sailing.
Then, inspiration struck.
“In the very next second, Oh! ‘Colorful Coffins!’” said an animated Hillhouse, naming the business she hopes to launch. “I was always one for alliteration.”
By Vince Patton, KGW Northwest NewsChannel 8
In the business of death, environmentalism just now is coming to life. Oregon will soon be home to the North American debut of the world’s first casket made of recycled materials.