On 20 acres in the far northwest corner of Panorama Farms in Earlysville, the dead are laid to rest without metal caskets or concrete vaults or embalming chemicals.

For this edition of the Scrub Hub, we are answering questions about 'greener' burials: What are they and how do they work?

Space must be maximized at the 163-year graveyard and concrete crypts that can hold two caskets are part of an expansion to ...

AMMON — Wood Funeral Home will hold a “Prepare and Plan” event on Wednesday, March 5th, at 1 p.m. and 6 p.m. The hour-long ...

The last aspect that makes for a natural burial is where the bodies are buried. Many cemeteries bury their caskets in vaults or liners, often made of concrete, which are meant to be protective ...

a body is not embalmed and is buried in a casket or shroud that is biodegradable, rather than inside a metal vault. A conservational cemetery protects the land and keeps it natural. The West ...