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Carolina Memorial Sanctuary

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Asheville Citizen Times – Three feet under: Asheville is a hub for green burial

Posted on Apr 03 2017 by Carolina Memorial Sanctuary

Anthony and Carol carrying a cardboard coffin
Photo: Angeli Wright

Source: Asheville Citizen Times Written By: Emily Patrick Carol Motley would stop at funeral homes and say she was dying. She was in her 20s then — about 20 years ago — and she was conducting market research for her cardboard coffin company. She wasn’t terminally ill, but the allusion to death gave her […]

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Mountain XPress: ‘Dying with a plan: Do not go unprepared into that good night’

Posted on Sep 23 2016 by Carolina Memorial Sanctuary

Photo courtesy of Meghan Rolfe Photography

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 […]

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Mountain Xpress: In Asheville and beyond, death is a topic worthy of the living

Posted on Jul 29 2016 by Carolina Memorial Sanctuary

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 […]

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Asheville Citizen Times – Carolina Memorial Sanctuary: Natural burials

Posted on Apr 25 2016 by Carolina Memorial Sanctuary

Picture of bridge with a restoration sign in front.

Source: Asheville Citizen Times Written By: Joanne O’Sullivan Publish Date: April 25, 2016 Once choked with invasive plants, a long, narrow stretch of rolling land in Mills River is undergoing a surprising restoration. Carolina Memorial Sanctuary is a peaceful place, but its aim is a bit revolutionary: to bring back […]

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Blude Ridge Now: Memorial sanctuary offers ‘green’ burial in Mills River

Posted on Mar 14 2016 by Carolina Memorial Sanctuary

caroline standing on bridge over creek at Carolina Memorial Sanctuary

Published: March 13, 2016 Carolina Memorial Sanctuary, situated on a little over 11 acres of rolling hills in Mills River, is a new site for anyone interested in natural burial for themselves or their pet to consider. By Beth De Bona Times-News Staff Writer Carolina Memorial Sanctuary, situated on a […]

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Making Carolina Memorial Sanctuary a Reality

Posted on Mar 04 2016 by Carolina Memorial Sanctuary

Watch our short video introducing Carolina Memorial Sanctuary, the first conservation burial ground in North Carolina.

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Mountain XPress: Eco-friendly dying offers a new way to cross over

Posted on Oct 28 2015 by Carolina Memorial Sanctuary

death doula Michelle Skeele holding ceremonial items

Mountain Xpress article featuring our director Caroline Yongue, and our provider of eco-friendly cardboard coffins, Carol Motley from Mourning Dove Studios/Bury Me Naturally. Publish Date: October 27, 2015   As the spirits of our ancestors fill the air and the brain-eating undead of zombie movies entertain us this Halloween, consider […]

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