As funeral service professionals, we recognize that traditions and personal preferences continue to evolve. More individuals and families are seeking meaningful ways to honor their loved ones while remaining mindful of their environmental impact. Our certification is an important step forward, offering families additional choices that reflect their values, beliefs, and commitment to preserving the natural world.

Our certification and membership as a Green Burial Council funeral service provider represent more than simply offering an alternative to traditional burial. They reflect our commitment to maintaining professional standards while expanding the choices available to the families we serve.

As a certified provider, we are committed to the principles established by the Green Burial Council, including:

• Environmentally Responsible Body Care: Offering families options that avoid conventional chemical embalming, including refrigeration and other appropriate methods of preservation and care.
• Biodegradable Burial Containers: Providing access to suitable natural burial products, including unfinished wooden caskets, woven caskets, and burial shrouds made from biodegradable materials.
• Conservation of Natural Resources: Encouraging funeral and burial practices that minimize unnecessary materials, reduce environmental impact, and support the natural process of returning to the earth.
• Education and Transparency: Helping families understand the differences between conventional burial and green burial, including available merchandise, cemetery requirements, and associated costs.
• Respect for Family Traditions: Ensuring that environmentally responsible funeral arrangements remain personal, meaningful, and respectful of each family’s religious, cultural, and individual preferences.
• Professional Accountability: Maintaining practices consistent with Green Burial Council certification standards and our longstanding commitment to ethical, compassionate funeral service.

Green burial, sometimes referred to as natural burial, is a method of caring for and burying the deceased that seeks to minimize environmental impact while allowing the body to return naturally to the earth.

Unlike conventional burial, which frequently involves chemical embalming, manufactured caskets, and concrete burial vaults, green burial generally emphasizes simplicity and the use of natural, biodegradable materials.

Depending upon the cemetery and its regulations, a green burial may include placing the deceased in a biodegradable casket or natural-fiber shroud without a conventional concrete burial vault.

Green burial can also support responsible land stewardship and habitat preservation, particularly when burial takes place within a natural or conservation burial ground.

Importantly, choosing green burial does not mean sacrificing the dignity, ceremony, or personal attention associated with traditional funeral services. Families can still arrange meaningful visitations, religious services, memorial gatherings, and graveside ceremonies that reflect their wishes and the practical requirements of natural body care.

Our relationship with the Green Burial Council connects our funeral homes with a broader network of funeral professionals, cemeteries, and organizations dedicated to advancing environmentally responsible funeral practices.

Through this affiliation, we gain access to educational resources, established certification standards, industry guidance, and information on developments in sustainable funeral services.

Our certification also provides independent recognition of our commitment to these principles. As a certified provider, we are eligible to display the Green Burial Council certification logo and participate in its directory of certified funeral service providers, helping families identify funeral homes that offer environmentally responsible options.

This relationship strengthens our ability to educate families, answer questions, and help individuals make informed decisions about their end-of-life arrangements.

For generations, our funeral homes have been dedicated to serving families with compassion, professionalism, and respect. Our Green Burial Council certification builds upon that tradition by recognizing the importance of environmental stewardship and the growing desire for sustainable funeral choices.

We understand that every family is different. Some will continue to prefer traditional burial or cremation, while others may find comfort in the simplicity and environmental values associated with natural burial.

Our responsibility is to provide thoughtful guidance, clear information, and meaningful options without judgment or pressure.

We are proud to offer Green Burial Council-certified funeral services as another way to honor a life well lived while demonstrating care and respect for the world we leave to future generations.

For additional information about green burial options, we invite families to contact our funeral homes or visit the Green Burial Council at:

www.greenburialcouncil.org