In the Media

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]