1. Home
  2. Religion & Spirituality
  3. Holistic Healing

Dust to Dust - Green Burials

Choosing earth-friendly burial grounds as your final resting place is a way to give back to the planet organically. Your family can also be eased of the expensive costs of elaborate coffins and embalming your body.

Green Burial - The Next Step in Green Living

Baby boomers are taking green living to the final frontier -- with green burial. Article from About's Senior Living Guide, Sharon O'Brien.

Green Burials FAQ

What are the benefits of a green cemetery over a traditional cemetery?

What is a Green Burial?

FAQ from the Memorial Society of British Columbia.

The Cemetery Group

The CEMETERY GROUP is composed of a listing of "green cemeteries" in the United States.

Green Graveyards - A Natural Way to Go

Back-to-nature burials in biodegradable caskets conserve land.

Reclaiming: Green Burials

Green Burial is a way for individuals to consciously make decisions and gain control of the disposal of their body after passing from this lifetime.

The Natural Death Centre

Charitable project launched in Britain in 1991. It aims to support those dying at home and their carers, and to help people arrange inexpensive, family-organised, and environmentally-friendly funerals.
Explore Holistic Healing
About.com Special Features

Holiday Central

What to eat, where to go, fun things to do and how to save money on the perfect gifts. More >

Prayers for All Occasions

Use these prayers to inspire and inform your own conversations with God. More >

  1. Home
  2. Religion & Spirituality
  3. Holistic Healing
  4. Healthy Living
  5. Health and Wellness
  6. Emotional Issues
  7. Grieving a Loss
  8. Green Burials

©2009 About.com, a part of The New York Times Company.

All rights reserved.