Carolina Memorial Sanctuary in Mills River offers a place for people to bury their loved ones or scatter their ashes, in harmony with nature. On Oct. 2, the sanctuary donated a permanent conservation easement to Conserving Carolina, which assures that this burial ground will remain a beautiful natural environment forever. […]
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Source: BlueRidgeNowWritten By: Rose Jenkins LanePublish Date: August 26, 2018Featuring: Carolina Memorial Sanctuary, Caroline Yongue, Conservation Burial Caroline Yongue had taken on the task of creating a conservation burial ground in Mills River, but the land was an impenetrable mass of weeds: hundreds of young Bradford pear trees, poison ivy […]
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Source: Only In Your State Written By: Robin Jarvis Published: August 6, 2018 Featured: Carolina Memorial Sanctuary There is a movement that’s been sweeping America in recent years, and surprisingly, it began in our neighbor and sister state, South Carolina. It’s a burial practice that doesn’t involve harsh chemicals, or […]
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One of my most difficult challenges working at Carolina Memorial Sanctuary over the years has been expanding my understanding of the space to include others’ ideas and visions for it. Even before the land was purchased, a significant part of that vision was to create a natural setting that would […]
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When hearing the phrase “being in nature” or “natural setting”, each of us will likely manifest our own unique mental image of what that means to us. This image can change through the years, as we age or as our physical capacity for outdoor enjoyment/activities diminishes or increases. “Natural” is […]
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Beautiful. Transformational. Healing. A funeral can actually be all three of those things, when families and friends are invited to participate in the process. I love my job SO MUCH. I get to help promote and practice a way of burial that is kind to the earth. I get to […]
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Source: Mountain Xpress Written By: Monroe Spivey Publish Date: May 18, 2018 Our Director, Caroline Yongue, was recently interviewed for an article published by the Mountain XPress. Here is the start of the article: Asheville resident Sharon Evans, 66, had an unexpected brush with death five years ago. “I was cooking […]
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We’ve all seen it a dozen times in the movies… Someone digging a grave. Usually it’s done with one shovel and finished in an hour. Ha! Ha, I say! As if it were only that easy. When we dig graves at Carolina Memorial Sanctuary, everything is done by hand, and […]
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I’m often asked “How will I know when I’ve found my spot?” It takes a little bit of time, a quiet mind and an open heart and then, you will simply know. If you’ve made the decision about whether you want your body to be cremated or buried and communicated […]
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A Better World, WPVM 103.7 Asheville Broadcast Date: March 1st, 2018 Death is easy to turn away from but it can also be an opportunity to open your heart. McNair Ezzard, host of A Better World, interviewed Caroline Yongue, Director of Carolina Memorial Sanctuary and Center for End of Life […]
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