“Deep,” yes, deep in the ground actually, for Luc Nadeau has been building biodegradable caskets by hand out of beetle-kill pine since 2008, as the green burial movement was just gaining ...

That’s why, for centuries, Jews have been buried in simple wooden caskets — most often, the proverbial plain pine box. The practice is rooted in Genesis, where God creates mankind from the ...

By 10:00 A.M., the company has one premium black walnut casket, a shaped oak and a shaped pine to get out the door. Pickup time is 2:00 P.M., which will be tight. Arturo, Aiden and Paul have to ...