Cayetano Natural Burial Ground at Tulocay

10/10/2025

Also called water cremation, biocremation, and green cremation, alkaline hydrolysis is an alternative to traditional, flame-based cremation with a distinctly different process using water, alkaline chemicals, and a combination of heat, pressure, and/or ag

10/10/2025

The creator says no wood, metals or chemicals are used to make the coffin named Living Cocoon or the urn called EarthRise.

09/29/2025

Thankfully, no opposition in Napa where we've had the option for green burial at Cayetano Natural Burial Ground at Tulocay for a decade (2015)!

Advocates of green burials say proposed legislation could hinder development of natural burial options for Minnesotans.

07/14/2025

Minnesota just became the 11th state to legalize human composting, also known as terramation. The eco-conscious burial alternative transforms bodies into nutrient-rich soil. But not everyone is on board—one county has already hit pause.

06/23/2025

“Any death care worker you talk to, they will tell you that the more they deepen into their work, the more meaningfully they live their lives. It's just this wonderful great paradox,” ~ Gabrielle Gatto, Green-Wood’s manager of public programs

This Sunday, activities at the park will explore the uncomfortable truths of mortality.

06/23/2025

Nat­ural buri­als are grow­ing in pop­ular­ity as people seek more envir­on­ment­ally con­scious and per­son­al­ised altern­at­ives to tra­di­tional funer­als. These green, or wood­land, buri­als reflect a broader shift towards sus­tain­ab­il­ity, a...

06/05/2025

Green burials are gaining traction among people who like “all things natural,” as well as those looking to save money burying their loved ones. Amy Cunningham said green burials offer a way to skip the cremators, covered caskets and concrete vaults while honoring the dead in a “hands on” way.

Brooklyn-based funeral director Amy Cunningham is leading a new type of old funeral these days: green burials.

06/05/2025

As conservation burial sites multiply, the movement continues to challenge the funeral industry's environmental footprint and cultural detachment from death. The Campbells' vision is bold: to restore and rewild a million acres through conservation burials.

Reasons to be Cheerful reveals a growing conservation burial movement that is challenging the funeral industry's environmental footprint while healing the land.

06/05/2025

Green burials are still rare enough that funeral directors who support the practice often need to start by simply defining what it means.

“I feel the green burial provided my heart a peaceful and beautiful way of grieving,” Soto Albrecht said.

05/24/2025

Alkaline Hydrolysis/Aquamation, Desmond Tutu's choice for his final disposition, is spreading around the world as a final disposition option! Now available in 3 locations in California💦

04/22/2025

Re-sharing a well written article about Alkaline Hydrolysis:
There’s a common misconception that aqua cremation involves melting bodies with acid, but the alkali catalyst in potassium hydroxide is actually a strong base (the opposite of an acid). And though potassium hydroxide is a chemical, it’s also an FDA-approved food ingredient that’s used to make beer, soap, and other beauty products.

In Oregon, there are five legal ways to lay the dead to rest. Bodies can be embalmed and shipped out of state; donated to scientific research facilities; cremated; buried; or dissolved. Yes, you read that correctly: When you die, the flesh can literally be dissolved from your bones. The scientific n...

04/19/2025

From human composting to "water cremation," Americans are exploring alternative and environmentally-friendly methods of burial.