North American sites that offer some form of vault-free or natural burial: Check out the growing lists of cemeteries and funeral service providers that agree to offer a baseline of more natural options.

The Natural State Burial Association seeks to establish the most important place in the region to be buried. We have hosted programs & workshops about green burial. Reducing, reusing & recycling our bodies help in being mindful of our space in the future.

Natural burial is the interment of the body of a dead person in the soil in a manner that does not inhibit decomposition but allows the body to be naturally recycled. It is an alternative to burial methods and funerary customs.

Greensprings offers ecologically sound burial options and a natural return to the Earth—simple, affordable and respectful of the human spirit. Greensprings Natural Cemetery Preserve is located atop a beautiful hill in Newfield, NY, on 130 acres bounded by …

Mar 5, 2022 · Natural burials are an increasingly popular green alternative to traditional funeral and cremation services. They use less energy and natural resources, and they are less expensive than traditional options.

Welcome to Penn Forest Natural Burial Park – Penn Forest is the first and only exclusively green cemetery in Pennsylvania that is certified by the Green Burial Council as a Natural Burial Ground. Follow our progress on forest restoration, learn about Natural Burial, see pictures of wildlife, flowers and trees, get the latest updates on Penn ...

Feb 5, 2018 · Today Ramsey Creek Preserve has 71 acres with room for 1500 burial sites. Burial in a shroud or biodegradable casket is permitted. Markers are accepted but not required, and must be of natural stone, and families are encouraged to plant native wild …

Apr 26, 2021 · What are Natural Cemeteries? According to U.S. Funerals Online, there are some 160 natural burial cemeteries in the U.S. Natural cemeteries are certified locations authorized to perform natural burials. Any material used at a natural cemetery must replenish the earth. These cemeteries don’t use traditional headstones as markers.

The Natural Burial Company, founded in 2004, sells biodegradable caskets, coffins, organic shrouds, and ash burial urns to promote natural burial as a viable alternative for environmentally minded people who want a natural return to the earth when they die.

Mar 15, 2019 · Natural burial is a return to the simpler practices by which we have buried the dead for most of human history—and still do in much of the world. Why Bury Naturally? Is Natural Burial Cheaper? Where Can I Bury Naturally? Can I Be Buried on My Own Land? Natural burial avoids using formaldehyde-based embalming to preserve the deceased.