by Brian Hayden | Jan 3, 2022 | Courses, Events
The Green Burial Council (GBC) is the friendly front door to the green burial industry. The GBC was founded in 2005 by Joe Sehee to ensure that consumers would be served by having verifiable standards for green funeral enterprises as the movement grew. For many years...
by Brian Hayden | Nov 11, 2021 | Articles, Courses, Events
The NFDA (National Funeral Directors Association) Cremation and Burial Report estimates that by 2035, the cremation rate in the U.S. will reach almost 77%. Today that number is almost 60%. The increase in demand for cremation is the result of a lot of factors,...
by Brian Hayden | Oct 18, 2021 | Podcasts
Caitlin Doughty is an articulate, charismatic advocate for funeral and death care reform. This past weekend I finally listened to her Febriuary 2021 interview on the Freakonomics Radio podcast. I was not disappointed. In this episode you’ll hear Doughty read...
by Brian Hayden | Oct 15, 2021 | Articles, Courses, Events, Tools
The Green Burial Masterclass is a 12-week professional development training course for anyone interested in managing a natural burial cemetery. Lee Webster and Holly Blue Hawkins are the lead instructors. This duo is as qualified as anybody to teach to teach the...
by Brian Hayden | Sep 7, 2021 | Articles, Courses, Resources, Tools
Jennifer Downs serves on the board of the Green Burial Association of Maryland and is a contributor to the Green Burial Masterclass, a 12-week professional development training course for anyone interested in managing a natural burial cemetery. In this video, Jennifer...
