No casket, no cost: Tennesseans go back to ‘natural’ burial

Natural Burial is the most eco-conscious and low-cost burial option. In a societal environment where the commercialized, disconnected process of death has become the norm, many people find natural burial to be a more healing way to grieve, as they’re not as separated from the death of their loved one.

Non-profit Narrow Ridge Center in Washburn, Tennessee, has dedicated five acres of their land to natural burial. Read the full article and watch the WSFA News video about Narrow Ridge and natural burial here. 

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