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Name: Decomposition Isn’t A Dirty Word – Let’s Talk About Green Burial
Start: 2026-01-11T14:00:00-08:00
End: 2026-01-11T15:30:00-08:00
Location: Online

January 2026
January 11, 2026 @ 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm

Decomposition Isn’t A Dirty Word – Let’s Talk About Green Burial

Online

Join us for a guided conversation on how burial in the United States drifted from our ancestral roots - and how green burial and conservation cemeteries can reconnect us with what’s natural, human, and quite literally in our DNA. Science doesn't lie... our bodies are designed to decompose and return to the earth, but green burial is limited in the US. Hosted by Penny Waugh of The Death Network, with panel guests Ed Bixby of The Global Green Burial Alliance and Jamie Phillips of Spirit Sanctuary Conservation Cemetery. Together, we’ll unpack how we got here and why restoring time-honored burial […]

Free