Dust to Dust: Deconstructing Decomposition
How long does it take a decomposing body to return fully to the earth? We’re talking old-school decomp, here, excluding processes like cremation in any of its forms. ...
Green Funerals
Which Disposition is the “Eco-Friendliest?”
Clients select a method of final disposition based on a complex combination of factors: the wishes of the deceased, cost considerations, and local laws all figure prominently. “Green”...
We’re Making Vegas Go GREEN | Green Talks | Episode 011
Darren Crouch (Passages International President) and Ryan Thogmartin of Connecting Directors talk about the new innovative products Passages is bringing to ICCFA 2022. They’ve been leading the space...
What Families DON’T Know About Green Burial | Green Talks | Episode 010
Passages International President Darren Crouch and Ryan Thogmartin of Connecting Directors continue their conversation about the green movement. Today’s topic – how funeral homes can help create amazing...
The Data is Indisputable – Families Want Greener Funeral Options | Green Talks Episode 009
The data is indisputable - research shows that the majority of families want greener funeral options. In this episode, Ryan Thogmartin and Darren Crouch discuss up-to-date 2021 consumer...
This Earth Day, Embrace Change and Ease Into Greener Funerals With Passages
The world was a very different place before the first Earth Day was observed on April 22, 1970. Gigantic vehicles guzzled and emitted leaded gas. The air was...
“Third Means of Disposition:” Spade’s Recompose Has First Two Competitors
It was late in 2018 when Connecting Directors first covered the concept of recomposition and innovator Katrina Spade’s efforts to legalize it as an ecological alternative to burial...