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Tag Archives: Natural burial
Planning for End of Life: Final Care After Death
Planning for death is overwhelming. We asked home funeral professional Sally Shannon for insight into your after-death options.
3 Tips for Understanding Your After-Death Options: One of the most important things to consider during your end of life planning is the final care you will receive after death. Home funeral expert Sally Shannon gave us a few tips … Continue reading
What is the ‘Simple’ Approach to Funeral Planning? An Interview with Poppy Mardall of Poppy’s Funerals
Poppy Mardall founded Poppy's Funerals with a clear mission: to make funeral planning simple, personal and affordable
Today, SevenPonds speaks with funeral director Poppy Mardall of Poppy’s Funerals, which serves the Greater London area and beyond. Poppy’s company provides funeral services that are all rooted in one concept: simplicity. This virtue can be seen in every aspect … Continue reading
Alkaline Hydrolysis: Green Burial or Scientific Nightmare?
A new disposition method liquefies the body, preserves the environment and horrifies funeral consumers
Given the numerous environmental issues overshadowing the 21st century, learning how to live sustainably is a generally accepted responsibility. But what about learning how to die sustainably? Traditional burials take up valuable space. Cremation requires lots of energy, often supplied … Continue reading
Tolkotin Native Americans: Rituals for the End of Life and Burial
Why Native American traditions for death and dying captivated early explorers.
North America, circa 1831: Irishman Ross Cox had long braved his emigration to America and finally published Adventures on the Columbia River. The early explorer’s book is integral to our understanding of the era, and not just because it informs … Continue reading
Elegant Garments for A Green Burial
Designer Pia Interlandi creates beautiful biodegradable funeral clothes
Pia Interlandi is a fashion designer who has chosen to rethink the design of clothing for the dead. Her garments are specifically designed for green burial occasions. A new movement many are unaware of, green burial, also know as natural … Continue reading