Almost as soon as natural organic reduction, or body composting, became legal in Colorado on September 7, 2021, The Natural Funeral – started by Seth Viddal and his partners in 2019 – began composting ...

Conservation burials allow for bodies to decompose and become part of the surrounding ecosystem. If you search online for “green death,” the first results might include a “Doctor Who” television ...

In a suburban Denver warehouse tucked between an auto repair shop and a computer recycling business, Seth Viddal is dealing with life and death. He and one of his employees have built a "vessel" they ...

Nearly half of all people who died nationally last year were cremated and about 36 percent of Arkansans were cremated, according to the National Funeral Directors Association. Industry insiders expect ...

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LAFAYETTE, Colo. (AP/CBS SF) -- Despite enacting a statewide composting law in 2022, California lags several western states when it comes to eco-friendly alternatives to traditional ground burial and ...

I was delighted to see Denver Channel 7’s May 10 piece about “The Natural Funeral,” a holistic end-of-life education and natural funerary care center expected to open in Lafayette later this year. For ...

Natural burials are a growing niche in the modern funeral industry that employ eco-friendly alternatives to embalming and flame cremation. Some 'green' options are only legal in a handful of states.

LAFAYETTE, Colo. — In a suburban Denver warehouse tucked between an auto repair shop and a computer recycling business, Seth Viddal is dealing with life and death. He and one of his employees have ...