water cremation
I’ve said it before and truly believe it. Death care is changing and will continue to change. No longer are traditional funeral homes the only option for those who need death care services. Have you heard of the “Be a Tree Cremation Service” of Denver, Colorado, yet? Neither had I until this past…
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If you follow the trends in death care you will notice that not only increased cremation continues to happen, but so does interest in alkaline hydrolysis, recomposition, and other “green burial” practices. According to this article, in New Hampshire 18-year old Anya Nicoll and state legislator Jerry Knirk are working towards changing a 1971 state…
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It’s not every day that something that happens with a funeral gets publicity around the world. However, like in other events in the history of the world, there are points that you can look back on in retrospect and say that they could have been turning points in society mores. As I’ve been searching for…
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According to this article from U.S. News & World Report, the process of natural organic reduction or what is commonly referred by many consumers as “human composting” is now available in the state of Colorado. Legalized by the state over a year ago with a September 7, 2021, legal start date, at least one death…
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I read this article entitled “Everyone dies, so why not go out as a tree?” from Denverite magazine. I even smile as I write this but it made me think of craft beer. I’m not alcohol free. I had of my share of beer. . . especially in my twenties. Today, however, I’m more for…
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Today’s Funeral Director Daily “Get to Know Them” feature introduces our readers to Nicki Mikolai. Nicki graduated from my alma mater – the University of Minnesota – and has performed an extensive array of work in the death care profession. She is a licensed funeral director and had worked for the Minnesota Lions Eye Bank…
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If you want to stay ahead of the curve in whatever you are doing I would suggest to play the “What if” game every once in a while just to see where you are standing. The “What if” game can be played in all lines of business and is, in my opinion, a great exercise…
Read MoreNational Geographic magazine published an article the other day that you can read here. It was published in their “Environment and Conservation” sector and is entitled, “The environmental toll of cremating the dead“. The article makes the statement that 78% of Brits are now cremated and in America, we have surpassed the number of burials…
Read MoreAbout ten days ago we told you that Ballard-Sunder Funeral Home and Cremation in Jordan, Minnesota, was pursuing the idea of placing an alkaline hydrolysis unit in their business so that client families have a choice between flame cremation and alkaline hydrolysis – sometimes known as water or green cremation. According to this article, the…
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