Resources on green Burial
Explore these resources
for more information about natural burial
books*
The Last Best Act: Planning for the End of Our Lives to Protect the People and Places We Love by Mallory McDuff
The Hidden Life of Trees: What They Feel, How They Communicate - Discoveries from a Secret World by Peter Wohlleben
Life Everlasting: The Animal Way of Death by Bernd Heinrich
Grave Matters: A Journey Through the Modern Funeral Industry to a Natural Way of Burial by Mark Harris
* We recommend visiting your local bookstore or library! Ask for these books if you don’t see them. We also have some of them for sale on our website, just click on the books below.
websites/podcasts focusing on end of life
The Order of the Good Death (Caitlin Doughty)
End-of-Life Planning (Get Your Shit Together)
Death in the Afternoon Podcast
End-of-Life Document Checklist
articles
Michigan Couple File Lawsuit Against Brooks Township For Violating Michigan Constitutional Right To Open Business (we are the couple!)
National Geographic Article about Conservation Burial (must be a subscriber to view)
Washington Post Article about Green Burial
Learn About Natural Burials and Green Funerals in the UK
On Death Doulas (GR Mag Article)
Additional Resources
Keweenaw Green Burial Alliance
LOCAL DEATH RESOURCES
The Mortals Portal (group by the former Mortals Cafe) in Grand Rapids, MI
Hickory Nut Farmstead (willow casket weaver)
Kristin Morgan (End of Life Doula)
Jay Kalis (End of Life Doula)
FILMs
Bury Me at Taylor Hollow, a PBS Documentary on Larkspur Conservation Burial Grounds
Green Burial Council
GBC offers extensive resources for those who want to learn more about natural burials.
