"I would much prefer to think of my father as part of the garden than as a dead body lying in the ground." US man becomes first to be buried in casket that will disappear in 45 days: 'Turn the ...

Loop Biotech is offering what they're calling a 'living cocoon' — a casket made of mushrooms and hemp. Here's how it works.

The first Living Cocoon burial in the US (which follows thousands more using Loop Biotech’s mushroom casket in Europe), shows ...

The mushroom casket he was buried in — unlike the wood and concrete used in traditional burials — is designed to provide nutrients to the surrounding soil. ... 20 million feet of hardwood, ...

In Maine, Mark Ancker became the first person in the U.S. buried in a mushroom casket—an eco-friendly burial alternative.

Victoriaville & Co. founded in 1907, is a leading manufacturer of hardwood caskets and a major distributor of funeral products in North America.

Fitzpatrick & Weller Inc. has been awarded an $800,085 grant by the United States Forest Service. The hardwood lumber and ...

19 of those killed in Robb Elementary School – 18 children and one teacher – will be buried in custom caskets made by Trey Ganem of SoulShine Industries.

SoulShine is providing the caskets, which typically cost $3,400 to $3,800, to the families free of charge. “We’re here to try to make a hard time a little easier,” Billy Ganem, 25, told ...