Author Archives: DMS

Source: How we used to die; how we die now

Aerial insectivores have seen better times. For the last decade or so, ornithologists have noted steady declines in this diverse group of birds. Why is this relevant to Resh Mill? Every burial at Resh Mill will be an opportunity to … Continue reading →

The Medford Transcript examines the larger movement for green burials in Massachusetts, as part of an ongoing issue at Oak Grove Cemetery. Source: GREEN BURIALS: Movement for natural burial gathers steam across U.S., Massachusetts – News – Medford Transcript – … Continue reading →

Source: Death-midwife helps handle dying

A home funeral provides precious, personal time in the earliest stages of grief to come to terms with our loss by tending to the body ourselves Source: The sacred task of caring for the dead should be a normal part … Continue reading →

A Los Angeles undertaker wants to end our estrangement from death by bringing corpses back home. Source: Caitlin Doughty, Artisanal Undertaker – The New Yorker

Source: Penn Hills Burial Park to use goats for ground clearing efforts | TribLIVE

From funeral cooperatives to green burials, there’s a kinder, gentler, less expensive way to die. Source: What’s a Death Midwife? Inside the Alternative Death Care Movement by Jennifer Luxton — YES! Magazine

Earth to earth, ashes to ashes, dust to dust. In times of mourning, we emphasize the cyclical nature of life and death – and yet, American burial practices Source: 11.18.15: Greening Death, How to Win an Inn, & Science…for Her! … Continue reading →