Elizabeth Fournier

Dying is possibly the most natural occurrence in the world. But modern death rituals—embalming with toxic chemicals and traditional burial in concrete vaults—are not nature-friendly. Environmentally harmful dispositions and other ecologically unfriendly practices have caused a new generation of death care professionals to green up the funeral industry with burials that tread lightly on the terrain. Natural burial means no embalming, no elaborate casket, no burial vault— just a body returning to the earth. The concept is quite biblical if you consider the beautiful simplicity of ashes to ashes, dust to dust.