Cayetano Natural Burial Ground at Tulocay

12/02/2025

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11/24/2025

Approved! Congratulations Sacred Groves

Thursday, the Humboldt County Planning Commission unanimously approved a permit for a proposed Kneeland natural burial cemetery, Sacred Groves. The cemetery’s nonprofit has seen hundreds express in…

11/24/2025

Approved! Northern California's natural burial cemetery known as Sacred Groves

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.