Going Green Episode 001 | Are We Falling Behind?
Darren Crouch (Passages International) and Ryan sat down to discuss the future of the green movement inside the funeral profession. Are we moving fast enough? Should funeral homes...
Green Funerals
A Funeral Professional’s Guide to Reimagine: End of Life Festival
When I say the Reimagine: End of Life Festival might be considered the “Woodstock of Death” you might think I'm exaggerating... I’m using the Woodstock comparison because the...
Navigating The Green Funeral Landscape
If Someone Wants to Buy a Bike, You Won’t be Able to Sell Them a Car. There are a host of factors encouraging families to find new, creative...
Luke Perry was buried in an environmentally friendly “mushroom suit.”
In a high-profile nod to the burgeoning “green burial” movement, actor Luke Perry was buried in an environmentally friendly “mushroom suit.” The Infinity Suit, essentially a full-body shroud,...
Washington Funeral Homes Prepare to Offer Recomposition Disposition in Spring 2019
The anticipated legalization of recomposition as a new method of disposition took a major step forward this month when Washington state lawmakers passed a bill to allow human remains...
Fashion Designer Creates Dissolvable “Garments for the Grave”
Like many of our readers, Dr. Pia Interlandi’s fascination with death care was sparked at an early age. For Interlandi, it started when she and her aunt were...
Koffin Challenges Tradition with Affordable, Eco-friendly, Oval-shaped Burial Vessels
With an industry as old and fundamentally unchanged as deathcare, innovation and disruption are inevitable. UK artist Gina Czarnecki is one of those innovators. Inspired by her love...