In the Media

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. […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Caroline Yongue was recently interviewed for an article published by the Mountain XPress. Here is the start of the article. Spoiler alert: You’re going to die. You already know that, but how much preparation for the inevitable have you made? Living in Buncombe County, we can expect to live for […]

Carolina Memorial Sanctuary and Center for End Of Life Transitions are both mentioned in this article from  Mountain Xpress: Until he cared for his dying daughter two years ago, Said Osio could not have imagined having a conversation about death. As her caregiver, he realized, “There is a belief in our […]