Books
Re-imagining Death: Stories and Practical Wisdom for Home Funerals and Green Burials by Lucinda Herring, North Atlantic Books, 2019
The Natural Burial Cemetery Guide by Ann Hoffner, 2019
The Green Burial Guidebook: Everything You Need to Plan an Affordable, Environmentally Friendly Burial by Elizabeth Fournier, New World Library, 2018
Changing Landscapes: Exploring the growth of ethical, compassionate, and environmentally sustainable green funeral practices by Lee Webster, 2017
Greening Death: Reclaiming Burial Practices and Restoring Our Tie to the Earth by Suzanne Kelly, Rowman and Littlefield, 2015
Grave Matters: A Journey Through the Modern Funeral Industry to a Natural Way of Burial, by Mark Harris, Scribner, 2007
The Natural Burial Cemetery Guide by Ann Hoffner, 2019
The Green Burial Guidebook: Everything You Need to Plan an Affordable, Environmentally Friendly Burial by Elizabeth Fournier, New World Library, 2018
Changing Landscapes: Exploring the growth of ethical, compassionate, and environmentally sustainable green funeral practices by Lee Webster, 2017
Greening Death: Reclaiming Burial Practices and Restoring Our Tie to the Earth by Suzanne Kelly, Rowman and Littlefield, 2015
Grave Matters: A Journey Through the Modern Funeral Industry to a Natural Way of Burial, by Mark Harris, Scribner, 2007
Audio/Video
Green Burial: How Natural Burials Help the Planet NowThis
How to Be a Grave Digger Atlas Obscura
Larkspur Conservation with John Christian Phifer
Renew the Land with Your Burial Carolina Memorial Sanctuary
Eco-Friendly Green Burials Catching On Stephen J. Johnson, Freddie Johnson of Prairie Creek Conservation Cemetery
In Memorium: Gravestones and Green Burials by Meghan B. Kelly, 5.25.18, WBUR Boston
Tennessee ‘Natural’ Burial Ground Will Offer A Simpler Farewell — Casket Optional by Amy Eskind and Evie Stone, 3.11.18, NHPR Weekend Edition
Green Burials: Another Way to Say Goodbye by Anne McQuary and Mary Soto, 2.18.18, WLTX19
Why Burying Loved Ones in Unmarked Graves Could Save Wildlife 11.7.17, New Scientist YouTube
A Burial Practice that Nourishes the Planet TEDMED with Caitlin Doughty 3.17
Why Burying Ashes is Harmful to the Environment Let Your Love Grow
Unexpected Facts About Green Burial TalkDeath 6.3.16 YouTube
Green Burial and Land Conservation 11.15.13, Peak Moment Television, YouTube
Saving One Million Acres for Two Thousand Years: Billy Campbell at TEDxGreenville, 5.1.13, YouTube
Dying Green Explores Conservation Through Natural Burial 5.12.12, PBS NewsHour, YouTube
Dying Green Ramsey Creek
Penn Forest Natural Burial Park Penn Forest Natural Burial Park, 12.9.11, YouTube
The Green Burial of Steve Sall by Manuel Valdes, 2010
How to Be a Grave Digger Atlas Obscura
Larkspur Conservation with John Christian Phifer
Renew the Land with Your Burial Carolina Memorial Sanctuary
Eco-Friendly Green Burials Catching On Stephen J. Johnson, Freddie Johnson of Prairie Creek Conservation Cemetery
In Memorium: Gravestones and Green Burials by Meghan B. Kelly, 5.25.18, WBUR Boston
Tennessee ‘Natural’ Burial Ground Will Offer A Simpler Farewell — Casket Optional by Amy Eskind and Evie Stone, 3.11.18, NHPR Weekend Edition
Green Burials: Another Way to Say Goodbye by Anne McQuary and Mary Soto, 2.18.18, WLTX19
Why Burying Loved Ones in Unmarked Graves Could Save Wildlife 11.7.17, New Scientist YouTube
A Burial Practice that Nourishes the Planet TEDMED with Caitlin Doughty 3.17
Why Burying Ashes is Harmful to the Environment Let Your Love Grow
Unexpected Facts About Green Burial TalkDeath 6.3.16 YouTube
Green Burial and Land Conservation 11.15.13, Peak Moment Television, YouTube
Saving One Million Acres for Two Thousand Years: Billy Campbell at TEDxGreenville, 5.1.13, YouTube
Dying Green Explores Conservation Through Natural Burial 5.12.12, PBS NewsHour, YouTube
Dying Green Ramsey Creek
Penn Forest Natural Burial Park Penn Forest Natural Burial Park, 12.9.11, YouTube
The Green Burial of Steve Sall by Manuel Valdes, 2010
Print & Online Articles
2019
The Death Issue: Resting in Peace the Green Way by D. Patrick Rodgers, Nashville Scene, October 31, 2019
Return to Nature by Lynne Freehill-Maye and Philip Pantuso, YES Magazine, 8.14.19
Heartwood Preserve: a final resting place in nature by Alice Mary Herdon, Hernando Sun, 7.8.19
We Need a Greener Way to Die by Nicole Wetsman, Popular Science, 5.23.19
Why Some Are Ditching the Vault and Coffin for Natural Burials and At-Home Funerals by Kay Manning, Chicago Tribune, 5.1.19
When Cemeteries Became Natural Sanctuaries by Allison Meier, JSTOR Daily, 4.11.19
Green Burials: There are a number of environmentally friendly alternatives by Janelle Janci, Lancaster Online, 4.28.19
More eco-friendly Americans are making a final statement by planning a ‘green’ burial by Deena Yellin, North Jersey Record, 4.15.19
Boston’s Other Housing Crisis: The Cemeteries by Nora Caplan-Bricker, Boston Magazine, 4.11.19
Opinion: Why we should save the last tiny scraps of nature by William Laurance, Ensia, 3.21.19
A Way Back to the Wildness of Death by Suzanne Kelly, On Being, 1.27.19
More Americans are skipping traditional funerals in favor of green burials by Walecia Konrad, Considerable, 1.28.19
Why I Chose a Green Burial: The case for “cremation conversion” by June Smith, Good Times, 1.16.19
The Case for Natural Burial by Ken West, The Ecologist, 1.14.19
I Dug a Green Grave and Learned the Truth About the Dirty Death Industry by Brian Kahn, Earther, 3.3.19
2018
Make Death Green Again, by Tim Lydon, The Revelator, 11.28.18
Green Burials: At the End of Life, Thinking Outside the Coffin by Wendy McNaughton, The New York Times, 11.15.18
Pushing Up Trees: Is natural burial the answer to crowded cemeteries? by Saimi Jeong, The Guardian, 11.10.18
Natural Burials Are Rising, and That’s Good for the Planet by Sophie Yeo, Pacific Standard, 7.30.18
Make an Eco-Conscious Final Exit by Katie O’Reilly, Sierra Club, 7.22.18
Families Turn to “Green Burials” to Make Funerals Eco-Friendly by Dan Hurley, 6.6.18, WVXU
Back to the land by Andre Mayer, CBC News, 5.16.18
Opinion: Green funerals are a must by Noah Wingard, 5.7.18, The Tacoma Ledger
Thinking About Having A Green Funeral? Here's What To Know by Sonya Vatomsky, The New York Times, 3.22.18
After You Die You're Usually Not Environmentally Friendly. The alternative is green burial, by Lauren Williams, The Orange County Register, 2.26.18
2017
8 Myths About Dead Bodies You Probably Think Are True by Sonya Vatomsky Mental Floss, 11.13.17
How to Die: Sustainable Practices are Changing the Future of Burials by Kristin Hugo, 11.17.17, Newsweek
Wilderness Burials May be Better for the Environment and Boost Conservation Ana Aceves, 11.9.17, Nova Next Public Radio NPR
Why burying loved ones in unmarked graves could save wildlife by Alice Klein, 11.7.17, Daily News, New Scientist
Conservation from the Grave: Human Burials to Fund the Conservation of Threatened Species by Matthew Holden, Eve McDonald-Madden, Wiley Online Library, 10.30.17
Want to be green even after you’re gone? Here’s how by Ray Routhier, 8.13.17, Portland Press Herald
Natural Burials Are Growing in Popularity 7.1.17, Learning English
At Greenwood Cemetery, a Friendly Place to Talk About the End by Elyssa Goodman, 3.22.17, Village Voice with Amy Cunningham
2016
Green Death by Emily Malter, 10.31.16, Sierra Club
How Natural Burial Can Conserve Land in Middle Tennessee by Holly Meyer, 10.27.16, The Tennessean
Cemeteries, Ecological Restoration, Deep Time, and Net Present Value by Billy Campbell, MD, 10.9.16, Memorial Ecosystems blog
Don’t keep harming the planet after you die by Liza Field, 9.24.16, delmarvanow.com USA Today
Natural Burial: Bringing Death Back Down to Earth by Mark Harris, 8.3.16, The Progressive
A Different Way of Death: Why the Alternative Funeral Movement is Taking Hold in the United States by Kristen Warfield, 5.14.16, Medium.com
A Different Way to Die: the story of a natural burial by Katie Herzog, 5.29.16, Vox
What a Dying Industry Can Learn From the Death Industry by Steven Waldman, 5.17.16, Fortune Magazine
Keeping the Green in Green Burial by Suzanne Kelly, 5.13.16, Huffington Post
Traditional burials are ruining the planet – here’s what we should do instead by Max Plenke, 4.7.16, Business Insider
7 thoughts on Mushroom Suits, Burial Pods, and Other Thoughtful but Ultimately Useless Green Burial Innovations by Billy Campbell, 3.27.16, Memorial Ecosystems blog
The Redeeming Possibilities of Green Burial by Lee Webster, 3.21.16, Funeral Business Advisor
Green Burials Bring Awareness to Environmental Concerns by Allyson Chiu, 3.4.16, U.S. News & World Report
2015 and earlier
Ecological Burial Practices: Overcoming the Myth of the Infectious Corpse by Lorna Garano, 8.19.15, Truthout
Green Burials Make a Lot of Sense by Elizabeth Kulze, 8.19.14, vocativ
How Your Death Affects Climate Change by Katrina Spade, 12.3.14, Huffington Post
The Greenest Things to Do With Your Body After You Die by Amelia Martyn-Hemphill, 12.13.13, The Atlantic
Think Outside the Box: Being green at the end of life by Joe Sehee, 11.11, U.S. Catholic
The Death Issue: Resting in Peace the Green Way by D. Patrick Rodgers, Nashville Scene, October 31, 2019
Return to Nature by Lynne Freehill-Maye and Philip Pantuso, YES Magazine, 8.14.19
Heartwood Preserve: a final resting place in nature by Alice Mary Herdon, Hernando Sun, 7.8.19
We Need a Greener Way to Die by Nicole Wetsman, Popular Science, 5.23.19
Why Some Are Ditching the Vault and Coffin for Natural Burials and At-Home Funerals by Kay Manning, Chicago Tribune, 5.1.19
When Cemeteries Became Natural Sanctuaries by Allison Meier, JSTOR Daily, 4.11.19
Green Burials: There are a number of environmentally friendly alternatives by Janelle Janci, Lancaster Online, 4.28.19
More eco-friendly Americans are making a final statement by planning a ‘green’ burial by Deena Yellin, North Jersey Record, 4.15.19
Boston’s Other Housing Crisis: The Cemeteries by Nora Caplan-Bricker, Boston Magazine, 4.11.19
Opinion: Why we should save the last tiny scraps of nature by William Laurance, Ensia, 3.21.19
A Way Back to the Wildness of Death by Suzanne Kelly, On Being, 1.27.19
More Americans are skipping traditional funerals in favor of green burials by Walecia Konrad, Considerable, 1.28.19
Why I Chose a Green Burial: The case for “cremation conversion” by June Smith, Good Times, 1.16.19
The Case for Natural Burial by Ken West, The Ecologist, 1.14.19
I Dug a Green Grave and Learned the Truth About the Dirty Death Industry by Brian Kahn, Earther, 3.3.19
2018
Make Death Green Again, by Tim Lydon, The Revelator, 11.28.18
Green Burials: At the End of Life, Thinking Outside the Coffin by Wendy McNaughton, The New York Times, 11.15.18
Pushing Up Trees: Is natural burial the answer to crowded cemeteries? by Saimi Jeong, The Guardian, 11.10.18
Natural Burials Are Rising, and That’s Good for the Planet by Sophie Yeo, Pacific Standard, 7.30.18
Make an Eco-Conscious Final Exit by Katie O’Reilly, Sierra Club, 7.22.18
Families Turn to “Green Burials” to Make Funerals Eco-Friendly by Dan Hurley, 6.6.18, WVXU
Back to the land by Andre Mayer, CBC News, 5.16.18
Opinion: Green funerals are a must by Noah Wingard, 5.7.18, The Tacoma Ledger
Thinking About Having A Green Funeral? Here's What To Know by Sonya Vatomsky, The New York Times, 3.22.18
After You Die You're Usually Not Environmentally Friendly. The alternative is green burial, by Lauren Williams, The Orange County Register, 2.26.18
2017
8 Myths About Dead Bodies You Probably Think Are True by Sonya Vatomsky Mental Floss, 11.13.17
How to Die: Sustainable Practices are Changing the Future of Burials by Kristin Hugo, 11.17.17, Newsweek
Wilderness Burials May be Better for the Environment and Boost Conservation Ana Aceves, 11.9.17, Nova Next Public Radio NPR
Why burying loved ones in unmarked graves could save wildlife by Alice Klein, 11.7.17, Daily News, New Scientist
Conservation from the Grave: Human Burials to Fund the Conservation of Threatened Species by Matthew Holden, Eve McDonald-Madden, Wiley Online Library, 10.30.17
Want to be green even after you’re gone? Here’s how by Ray Routhier, 8.13.17, Portland Press Herald
Natural Burials Are Growing in Popularity 7.1.17, Learning English
At Greenwood Cemetery, a Friendly Place to Talk About the End by Elyssa Goodman, 3.22.17, Village Voice with Amy Cunningham
2016
Green Death by Emily Malter, 10.31.16, Sierra Club
How Natural Burial Can Conserve Land in Middle Tennessee by Holly Meyer, 10.27.16, The Tennessean
Cemeteries, Ecological Restoration, Deep Time, and Net Present Value by Billy Campbell, MD, 10.9.16, Memorial Ecosystems blog
Don’t keep harming the planet after you die by Liza Field, 9.24.16, delmarvanow.com USA Today
Natural Burial: Bringing Death Back Down to Earth by Mark Harris, 8.3.16, The Progressive
A Different Way of Death: Why the Alternative Funeral Movement is Taking Hold in the United States by Kristen Warfield, 5.14.16, Medium.com
A Different Way to Die: the story of a natural burial by Katie Herzog, 5.29.16, Vox
What a Dying Industry Can Learn From the Death Industry by Steven Waldman, 5.17.16, Fortune Magazine
Keeping the Green in Green Burial by Suzanne Kelly, 5.13.16, Huffington Post
Traditional burials are ruining the planet – here’s what we should do instead by Max Plenke, 4.7.16, Business Insider
7 thoughts on Mushroom Suits, Burial Pods, and Other Thoughtful but Ultimately Useless Green Burial Innovations by Billy Campbell, 3.27.16, Memorial Ecosystems blog
The Redeeming Possibilities of Green Burial by Lee Webster, 3.21.16, Funeral Business Advisor
Green Burials Bring Awareness to Environmental Concerns by Allyson Chiu, 3.4.16, U.S. News & World Report
2015 and earlier
Ecological Burial Practices: Overcoming the Myth of the Infectious Corpse by Lorna Garano, 8.19.15, Truthout
Green Burials Make a Lot of Sense by Elizabeth Kulze, 8.19.14, vocativ
How Your Death Affects Climate Change by Katrina Spade, 12.3.14, Huffington Post
The Greenest Things to Do With Your Body After You Die by Amelia Martyn-Hemphill, 12.13.13, The Atlantic
Think Outside the Box: Being green at the end of life by Joe Sehee, 11.11, U.S. Catholic
A true conservationist is a man who knows that the world is not given by his fathers
bur borrowed from his children.
—John James Audubon
