Sep. 13—ROCHESTER — The generation known for challenging social norms and traditions is dying to change another industry. Green burials are becoming more in demand as baby boomers plan their deaths.

The idea is when you die, they dig a hole, wrap your body and lay it in the ground to decompose naturally. There are places to do this around the Triangle, including Oakwood Cemetery in Raleigh. It ...

A growing number of people in Florida and across the country are considering “green” or “natural” burials as an alternative to traditional burials or cremation. Green burials do away with elaborate ...

AUTHOR’S NOTE: Brooklyn-based funeral director Amy Cunningham is leading a new type of old funeral these days: green burials. Green burials are gaining traction among people who like “all things ...

Green burials have been growing in popularity across the United States in recent years. Green burial is an alternative to embalming bodies, or cremation, and often looks like being buried in a ...

WASHINGTON — Christopher, a Marine Corps veteran who survived a truck explosion while serving in Afghanistan, said the near-death experience caused him to consider his own mortality and how he wants ...

The city of Sumner is reviving a burial practice that is thousands of years old. The cemetery at 12324 Valley Ave. E. will have an area called the Rainier Valley green burial site. It is a place where ...

In a green burial, a body is placed in an unlined grave. The remains will decompose and provide nutrients to nearby plants. / Green Burial Council Picture this: a beautiful meadow, natural flora and ...

Durango death care professional discusses different natural interment options and their availability in La Plata County Many people avoid thinking about what happens to their remains after they die.

Mourners lay flowers on a body wrapped in a shroud before it is lowered into a grave at Heartwood Preserve Conservation Cemetery near Tampa, Florida. A. Ragan Courtesy of Heartwood Preserve A growing ...