Green Burial Council Certifies Artisan Vista Product Line
RICHMOND, Indiana – Starmark, a leading provider of innovative funeral products, is proud to announce that its Artisan Vista cremation container product line has been certified by the...
Green Funerals
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...
3 Brilliant Tips for Building a Cremation Business From the Ground Up
Building a cremation business from the ground up is hard. You have to establish yourself by differentiating from the competition, it’s expensive, and it's time-consuming. Knowing the right...
“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...
What is a Green Funeral? | Green Talks Episode 006
Did you know that over half of consumers are interested in natural burials? On this episode, Ryan and Darren go deep on one question - what is a...
Is The Profession Offering What Consumers Really Want? | Green Talk 002
Darren Crouch (Passages International) is back for episode two of Green Talk! This time we're discussing whether or not our profession is offering what consumers want or what...