Podcast appearances and mentions of elizabeth fournier

The typical American funeral boasts exotic flowers, a coffin made of fancy wood, and formaldehyde-based embalming. But green burials require fewer resources and skip a number of unnecessary steps; they also tend to be less expensive.Today I speak with green mortician Elizabeth Fournier about alternatives to conventional burials and cremations that are easier on the planet.Here's a preview:[5:00] Exactly what's wrong from an environmental standpoint with standard burials and cremations[12:30] A brief history of embalming: Is it actually necessary?[19:00] Liner-free plots, conscious caskets, and more: The tenets of a green burial[28:30] How exactly does a green burial compare in terms of cost?[33:00] Everything you need to know about aqua cremation, burials at sea, and natural organic reduction Resources mentioned/Further reading:The Green Burial Guidebook: Everything You Need to Plan an Affordable, Environmentally Friendly BurialElizabeth on Instagram @elizabethgreenreaperLet Your Love GrowEternal Reefs--* Join our (free!) community here.* Find your tribe. Sustainable Minimalists are on Facebook, Instagram + Youtube.* Email me and say hello! MamaMinimalistBoston@gmail.com.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/sustainable-minimalists/exclusive-contentAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Green Burial: Elizabeth Fournier, The Green Reaper Elizabeth Fournier, owner and founder of Cornerstone Funeral Services in Boring, Oregon, and the author of The Green Burial Handbook, talks about what green burial is, what it isn’t, and how you can work with a funeral director to get the kind of burial you or your loved ones want. Learn about the surprisingly non-environmentally friendly footprint of traditional cremation and the new practices of aqua-cremation and organic reduction. To find out more about Green Burial Resources: https://www.cornerstonefuneral.com/green-burial-resources Elizabeth specifically mentioned the Funeral Consumers Alliance and the Green Burial Council during the show. To ask a question for the show, email me at AskLiza@lifedeathlaw.com To listen to more episodes of Life/Death/Law, go to www.lifedeathlaw.com And follow me: twitter-twitter.com/lifedeathlaw instagram-Instagram.com/lifedeathlaw facebookcom/LifeDeathLaw Linkedin.com/in/lizahanks

On this episode Sarah has a conversation with Walt Patrick, the steward of Herland Forest in Washington State, a natural burial ground and licensed human composting facility, (also called natural organic reduction) and Elizabeth Fournier, a progressive funeral director and author of the The Green Burial Guidebook, who often works with Walt. Today they share with us what a “laying in” ceremony for a natural organic reduction entails at Herland Forest. “Laying in” is the first part of the process, literally placing the body in the composting cradle.https://www.herlandforest.org/Support the show

In our final installment inspired by Katie's time at leadership camp this summer, we make the case for writing a mission statement. What could be more important, after all, than living with intention? And what could be more in line with the mission of Doing What Works? Here are your show notes…The work you're meant to do was probably borne of an ache in childhood. That's from Barbara Sher [http://barbarasher.com/index.htm]. I think! My friend Elizabeth Fournier [https://www.thegreenreaper.org/], for example, felt destined to work in the funeral industry after her mother died when Elizabeth was young.The Desiderata [https://duckduckgo.com/?q=the+desiderata&t=brave&iax=images&ia=images] sums up Maureen's philosophy of life.“When you care enough to send the very best.” Why not use that slogan [https://corporate.hallmark.com/about/hallmark-cards-company/history/building-brand-1930s-50s/] as inspiration for sending your best out into the world?Accept yourself, and expect more from yourself [https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/gretchen_rubin_619327].Your mission in life doesn't have to be lofty, says Callings author Gregg Levoy [https://gregglevoy.com/]. Don't let it spook you. Steve Jobs said you can only connect the dots looking backward [https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/463176-you-can-t-connect-the-dots-looking-forward-you-can-only].Waking [https://www.amazon.com/Waking-Memoir-Transcendence-Matthew-Sanford/dp/159486845X] author Matt Sanford says one task of adulthood is coming to terms with how deeply repetitive it is.

Elizabeth Fournier always wanted to work in funeral service. She was drawn to the service in this profession, and fascinated by its technical skills. Today she works "for a better living" - with Nature's tech - and she's proudly known far and wide as The Green Reaper.         Fournier is a national advocate for Green Burial, practices that are changing her profession's enviro impacts, and helping her fellow humans better connect Life to our Earthly nature, at Life's end. She compares the importance of ecological funerals to our society's everyday efforts to decrease human impacts - by supporting renewable energy, by driving hybrid or electric cars, by eating healthy foods, by promoting sustainable agriculture, by using their own cloth bags at the grocery store, and so on. Fournier celebrates how the ideas of a green lifestyle are carrying over to how we handle the dead. Fournier's Cornerstone Funeral Services, outside Portland OR, makes her the Undertaker of Boring (OR), her tiny rural town. She serves on the Advisory Board for the Green Burial Council, and lives on a farm with her husband, daughter, and many rescue goats. Her 2018 Green Burial Guidebook details the practical changes she champions.  THANKS to Andy Heaslet, Earthworms audio engineer, and to Jon Valley of KDHX Production. Related Earthworms Conversations: Greenwood Cemetery: History, Community, Profound Restoration (Jan 2018, - update April 2022) Walking Sacred Ground with Robert Fishbone, artist of Labyrinths (Sept 2019) In the Company of Trees with Forest Bathing advocate Andrea Sarubbi Fareshteh (Jan 2018) Earthworms Host Note: After years of learning and talking about these sustainable options, I attended a Green Burial this summer. Bellefontaine Cemetery and Arboretum, a venerable St. Louis historic site, is a national leader in advancing Green Burial. Their service for a dear friend's sister, Mary Ann, was simple and moving. Her body was wrapped in a linen shroud, so her physical form was right there with us. She was a tall woman. Gracie, one of Bellefontaine's staff I know through Green work, led her crew in bringing Mary Ann's body to the grave site, drawn on a wooden cart with big metal wheels. A wreath of flowers lay over her heart. The open grave was shallow, maybe only three feet deep, lined with a profusion of plant matter! In the center of the mass of pine boughs, prairie grasses and all kinds of flowers was a circle of sunflower blooms.  After the simple service, Bellefontaine staff lowered Mary Ann's body into the grave with long fabric straps. No machinery, no concrete, no elaborate box. Simply a human body, laid gently into Earth. Three huge urns of flowers and leafy branches were waiting by the grave. Everyone joined in covering Mary Ann with these beautiful plants, and then we could take turns adding shovels from the pile of soil removed from the grave. The stuff of Earth will energize Earth's processes of decomposition, over time. No chemicals, nothing toxic. Everything formerly living, returning to Earth. I noted the trees around the gravesite Mary Ann had chosen. Oaks, the mightiest hosts of insect life, supporting and restoring bonds in the Web of Life our species works so hard to break. Elements of Body, Mind, Feeling and Spirit - all there, in a quiet and simple way. What a gift to be there on that summer day.   - Jean Ponzi   ​   Links: Greeenwood, Forest Bathing, previous Green Burial?

This week,Terry Moore speaks with Elizabeth Fournier author of f The Green Burial Guidebook: Everything You Need to Plan an Affordable, Environmentally Friendly Burial. In many respects the only real certainty in life is death. All living things die and human beings are not exceptional in that regard. That hasn't stopped many humans, however, from thinking and behaving as if we are somehow outside of the rules governing the larger “natural world” - in particular, that we're fully capable of indefinitely living beyond the biogeophysical limits all other species face. With the increased awareness of human-caused ecological crises since the 1960's and the parallel growth of environmental movements over the same period, the notion of human exceptionality has come under increasing pressure. A reassessment of our relationship to the larger natural world has in more recent times focused on not only the larger existential crises such as climate change but has also broadened into taking a critical look at conventional high impact, end-of-life practices such as conventional burial and fire cremation. To discuss the Ecological impacts of those conventional practices as well as the efforts being made to create more environmentally-friendly alternatives, I'm pleased to welcome Elizabeth Fournier to Planet Haliburton. Elizabeth is the owner/operator of the Cornerstone Funeral Service in Boring, Oregon, the author of “The Green Burial Guidebook” and an Advisory Committee member with the largely-US based, Green Burial Council. Link to resources for this program. https://canoefm.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/PH-Resource-List-Why-Green-Burial-with-Elizabeth-Fournier-April-28-2022.pdf This podcast is hosted by ZenCast.fm

Can you look with compassion at the person you used to be? Katie and I hope we can inspire that in this edition of Doing What Works. If you make it a habit, it'll help you become the person you aspire to be. A journal can help, and that's one reason we're both fans. A journal is a record of your character transformation!Here are your show notes…“If you compare yourself to others you will become vain or bitter, for always there will be greater and lesser persons than yourself.” That's from the Desiderata [https://www.desiderata.com/desiderata.html].The Big Leap [https://www.amazon.com/Big-Leap-Conquer-Hidden-Level/dp/0061735361], by Gay Hendricks, might change how you think about what you deserve. “Don't forget what happened to the man who suddenly got everything he wanted. He lived happily ever after.” That's from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory [https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/106816-mr-wonka-don-t-forget-what-happened-to-the-man-who].Funeral director Elizabeth Fournier [https://www.thegreenreaper.org/] played funeral when she was little.

Elizabeth Fournier, a one-woman funeral director in Boring Oregon, shares about relationships with the dying, those left behind, and related topics. Learn about her at https://www.cornerstonefuneral.com/ For more great insight on professional relationships and business networking visit https://www.amspirit.com/blog/ or contact Frank Agin at frankagin@amspirit.com.

We visited Herland Forest in Washington state to discuss Natural Organic Reduction. On this episode we visit with Walt Patrick and The Green Reaper, Elizabeth Fournier. For more information about Herland Forest visit: http://www.herlandforest.org/ Learn more about Elizabeth Fournier, The Green Reaper at: https://www.thegreenreaper.org/ Also, check out Undertaking: The Podcast at: https://www.undertakingthepodcast.com/

Jamie asked to be buried under an oak tree in the yard of her home. Her partner honored her wish by finding a suitable place between the oak tree and Jamie's beloved lilacs. Today, Elizabeth Fournier, the green funeral director who was called in to assist with the plan, shares the experience from her perspective, honored to be invited in as a guest at Jamie's loving send-off.Support the show (https://www.homefuneralalliance.org/donate.html)

Social distancing measures meant to curb the effects of the novel coronavirus are forcing people to rethink what a funeral looks like right now. We talk with Elizabeth Fournier, the owner and undertaker at Cornerstone Funeral Services in Boring, Oregon and Marie Henry, a certified funeral celebrant and Portland-based market leader for Foundation Partners Group, a company that operates funeral homes and cemeteries around the country.

Host Sarah Crews discusses changes to the funeral landscape since the onset of the Covid-19 crisis in the US with Elizabeth Fournier and Dani LaVoire. Elizabeth is a licensed funeral director in Oregon. Dani, the president of the National Home Funeral Alliance. Here is a link to an article by Josh Slocum, of the Funeral Consumer's Alliance titled, Covid-19 and the dead; facts, not fear.https://funerals.org/covid19-and-the-dead-facts-not-fear/Support the show (https://www.homefuneralalliance.org/donate.html)

Did you know we bury enough metal in caskets each year to build a new Golden Gate Bridge? You’re living your life trying to be green. Have you given any thought to the impact of the way you exit the planet? What’s your final act? In this episode we explore how to exit gracefully, with a lighter footprint. Funeral director Elizabeth Fournier is known as the “green reaper,” for her and work to make information about “going green,” as your last heroic act of volunteerism, readily available to the public. Families can feel pressure, sometimes of their own making, to send someone off in high style. Fournier’s book, The Green Burial Guidebook: Everything You Need to Plan an Affordable, Environmentally Friendly Burial, is a practical guide that can help you make decisions that are lighter on the planet, and happen to reduce funeral and burial costs. She owns and operates Cornerstone Funeral Services in the small town of Boring, Oregon. But we can promise you this episode is anything but boring. LINKS: The Green Burial Guidebook: Everything You Need to Plan an Affordable, Environmentally Friendly Burial Cornerstone Funeral Services (includes excellent green burial resources) Why a ‘Green’ Burial is Best for the Environment Join the conversation on Facebook Make a donation to support this non-profit project. Archive of all episodes of the GrowthBusters podcast Subscribe to GrowthBusters email updates See the film – GrowthBusters: Hooked on Growth Explore the issues at www.growthbusters.org View the GrowthBusters channel on YouTube Subscribe (free) so you don't miss an episode:

Elizabeth Fournier interviews fellow KKPZ-AM radio host, Mark Turnbull, in this discussion about proactive aging and the beauty of living. For more information about "Aging in Portland" radio show: http://aginginportland.com/ For more information about ComForCare: https://www.comforcare.com/oregon/

Elizabeth Fournier, affectionately known as “The Green Reaper”, is small town Funeral Director in Boring, Oregon. She is the owner and undertaker for Cornerstone Funeral Services, operating on a goat farm alongside her husband, daughter, and many rescue goats. Elizabeth’s compassionate service intersects with environmental conservation in her book, “The Green Burial Guidebook,” a step-by-step guide to burial practices that consider both the environmental well-being of the planet and the economic well-being of loved ones. In this episode, we talk about: What green burial is How the funeral industry is currently using earth-toxic methods for burial The legal zoning for green burial in all 50 states Rebuilding ancestral land sites Elizabeth’s connection to Mt. Hood and surrounding land Rekindling ancestral practice and personal relationships with the deceased Living by the moon How she gained interest and experience in the funeral industry A sneak peek into Elizabeth’s books, The Green Burial Guidebook, The Green Reaper, and All Men Are Cremated Equal Links: Learn more about Elizabeth and her books at www.thegreenreaper.org/ Connect with Elizabeth on Instagram @elizabethgreenreaper Explore Elizabeth’s funeral service offerings at www.cornerstonefuneral.com/ Tune in to Elizabeth’s Portland-based radio show, “Until we meet again” Check out Elizabeth’s episode on For the Wild

Elizabeth Fournier, affectionately known as “The Green Reaper”, is small town Funeral Director in Boring, Oregon. She is the owner and undertaker for Cornerstone Funeral Services, operating on a goat farm alongside her husband, daughter, and many rescue goats. Elizabeth’s compassionate service intersects with environmental conservation in her book, “The Green Burial Guidebook,” a step-by-step guide to burial practices that consider both the environmental well-being of the planet and the economic well-being of loved ones. In this episode, we talk about: What green burial is How the funeral industry is currently using earth-toxic methods for burial The legal zoning for green burial in all 50 states Rebuilding ancestral land sites Elizabeth’s connection to Mt. Hood and surrounding land Rekindling ancestral practice and personal relationships with the deceased Living by the moon How she gained interest and experience in the funeral industry A sneak peek into Elizabeth’s books, The Green Burial Guidebook, The Green Reaper, and All Men Are Cremated Equal Links: Learn more about Elizabeth and her books at www.thegreenreaper.org/ Connect with Elizabeth on Instagram @elizabethgreenreaper Explore Elizabeth’s funeral service offerings at www.cornerstonefuneral.com/ Tune in to Elizabeth’s Portland-based radio show, “Until we meet again” Check out Elizabeth’s episode on For the Wild

When it comes to the environment, we Americans love to volunteer. Millions of us recycle, grow our own vegetables, and even clean our beloved hiking trails. But have you given much thought to the ultimate act of environmental volunteerism? You know, the one gift you give... after you die? We love to be eco-friendly at Cornerstone Funeral in Boring, Oregon.

When it comes to the environment, we Americans love to volunteer. Millions of us recycle, grow our own vegetables, and even clean our beloved hiking trails. But have you given much thought to the ultimate act of environmental volunteerism? You know, the one gift you give... after you die? We love to be eco-friendly at Cornerstone Funeral in Boring, Oregon.

Sonali Basak, Bloomberg News Investment Banking Reporter, and Elizabeth Fournier, Bloomberg News Managing Editor of Deals, discuss Morgan Stanley facing second-guessing for their valuation of the Uber IPO now that the ride-hailing service tumbled 18% in its first two days of trading. Kevin Carter, Founder of the EMQQ exchange traded fund, explains the impact the trade war is having on Chinese consumers. Chris Rondeau, CEO at Planet Fitness, talks about the business of wellness and their partnership with Kohl’s. Bloomberg News Global Economics and Policy Editor Kathleen and Bloomberg Economics Chief U.S. Economist Carl Riccadonna discuss Kathleen’s interview with New York Fed President John Williams on Fed policy and the effect of trade tariffs on the U.S. economy. And we Drive to the Close with Henley Smith, Senior Relationship Manager at StoneCastle Cash Management.  Hosts: Jason Kelly and Taylor Riggs.  Producer: Paul Brennan 

Sonali Basak, Bloomberg News Investment Banking Reporter, and Elizabeth Fournier, Bloomberg News Managing Editor of Deals, discuss Morgan Stanley facing second-guessing for their valuation of the Uber IPO now that the ride-hailing service tumbled 18% in its first two days of trading. Kevin Carter, Founder of the EMQQ exchange traded fund, explains the impact the trade war is having on Chinese consumers. Chris Rondeau, CEO at Planet Fitness, talks about the business of wellness and their partnership with Kohl's. Bloomberg News Global Economics and Policy Editor Kathleen and Bloomberg Economics Chief U.S. Economist Carl Riccadonna discuss Kathleen's interview with New York Fed President John Williams on Fed policy and the effect of trade tariffs on the U.S. economy. And we Drive to the Close with Henley Smith, Senior Relationship Manager at StoneCastle Cash Management.  Hosts: Jason Kelly and Taylor Riggs.  Producer: Paul Brennan  Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

In part two of "Green Burials," Elizabeth Fournier, affectionately called the Green Reaper, continues our discussion on planning an affordable and environmentally friendly burial. She is owner and operator of Cornerstone Funeral Services outside of Portland, Oregon. She also serves on the Advisory Board for the Green Burial Council, which sets the standard for green burials in North America. Green burials come in many shades of green; today, we discuss "50 Shades of Green." All of this leads to being proactive when it comes to how we want to leave this world.

In part two of "Green Burials," Elizabeth Fournier, affectionately called the Green Reaper, continues our discussion on planning an affordable and environmentally friendly burial. She is owner and operator of Cornerstone Funeral Services outside of Portland, Oregon. She also serves on the Advisory Board for the Green Burial Council, which sets the standard for green burials in North America. Green burials come in many shades of green; today, we discuss "50 Shades of Green." All of this leads to being proactive when it comes to how we want to leave this world.

Elizabeth Fournier, affectionately called “The Green Reaper,” is the author of The Green Burial Guidebook: Everything You Need to Plan an Affordable, Environmentally Friendly Burial. She is owner and operator of Cornerstone Funeral Services, outside of Portland, Oregon. She also serves on the Advisory Board for the Green Burial Council, which sets the standard for green burial in North America.

Elizabeth Fournier, affectionately called “The Green Reaper,” is the author of The Green Burial Guidebook: Everything You Need to Plan an Affordable, Environmentally Friendly Burial. She is owner and operator of Cornerstone Funeral Services, outside of Portland, Oregon. She also serves on the Advisory Board for the Green Burial Council, which sets the standard for green burial in North America.

If there's one thing we can all count on, it's that our lives will come to an end. And it's that finality that we can summon to harness a tremendous sense of purpose across our lives. We get just one shot at this thing called life – what will you do with your precious gift? Our enemy is complacency, believing we have “our whole lives in front of us,” yet we simply have no purview into just when we will leave the world. All the more critical that each day we live with passion, anchor ourselves in energy and gratitude in connection with others, and work on purpose. In this episode, we talk with someone who has a very unique vantage point on the matter: undertaker Elizabeth Fournier.

If there's one thing we can all count on, it's that our lives will come to an end. And it's that finality that we can summon to harness a tremendous sense of purpose across our lives. We get just one shot at this thing called life – what will you do with your precious gift? Our enemy is complacency, believing we have “our whole lives in front of us,” yet we simply have no purview into just when we will leave the world. All the more critical that each day we live with passion, anchor ourselves in energy and gratitude in connection with others, and work on purpose. In this episode, we talk with someone who has a very unique vantage point on the matter: undertaker Elizabeth Fournier.

If there's one thing we can all count on, it's that our lives will come to an end. And it's that finality that we can summon to harness a tremendous sense of purpose across our lives. We get just one shot at this thing called life – what will you do with your precious gift? Our enemy is complacency, believing we have “our whole lives in front of us,” yet we simply have no purview into just when we will leave the world. All the more critical that each day we live with passion, anchor ourselves in energy and gratitude in connection with others, and work on purpose. In this episode, we talk with someone who has a very unique vantage point on the matter: undertaker Elizabeth Fournier.

If there’s one thing we can all count on, it’s that our lives will come to an end. And it’s that finality that we can summon to harness a tremendous sense of purpose across our lives. Our enemy is complacency, believing we have “our whole lives in front of us,” yet we simply have no purview into just when we will leave the world. In this episode, we talk with someone who has a very unique vantage point on the matter: undertaker Elizabeth Fournier. This show is broadcast live on Tuesday's 6PM ET on W4CY Radio – (www.w4cy.com) part of Talk 4 Radio (http://www.talk4radio.com/) on the Talk 4 Media Network (http://www.talk4media.com/).

Happy Halloween Everyone! Welcome to Season Two of BeProvided Conservation Radio! I am excited to begin the season on Halloween with our guest, Elizabeth Fournier, author of the Green Burial Guidebook. A great, less scary topic for this spooky season!     In this interview, Elizabeth offers information about how you can have an affordable and environmentally friendly burial and give back positively after death! She also shares that she rescues goats and sheep on her farm in Oregon!   I found her book enlightening and informative. It does take you step-by-step through the process so you can plan for a green burial. Her book is now available at Indiebound.org, Barnes&Noble and amazon.com. Also, visit www.thegreenreaper.org for more information about Elizabeth and her book.       **Introduction by Dale Wilman and music from www.bensound.com

What do we need to know about the environmental impact of modern-day burials, and what are "green burials" all about? Given that our burial methods used to be eco-friendly, how did we come to accept an environmentally harmful and financially costly way of running our funeral services as the norm?   'The Green Reaper' Elizabeth Fournier, who's the Founder of Cornerstone Funeral Services in Boring, Oregon and author of The Green Burial Guidebook shares her wisdom with us on this episode.   HIGHLIGHTS: [3:16] How Elizabeth came to become a "green mortician." [8:16] Elizabeth explains what's involved in a traditional burial process versus a "green" burial process. [11:24] Kaméa: "How did we as a society come to accept an environmentally harmful and economically costly way of doing burials?" [14:11] Elizabeth: "You have the right to ask questions." [15:08] A few things Elizabeth says everyone should know about the laws and requirements around burials. [20:35] Kaméa: "What's been your biggest struggle building your business by yourself?" [21:43] What's kept Elizabeth going during the moments when she has felt imbalanced in life. [24:54] Elizabeth: "Love is the answer, I can't say that enough."   Thanks for bringing your light! Find the full show notes with links and resources at www.greendreamer.com/71, and share your #1 takeaway from the episode tagging our featured guest and me @KameaChayne to spread the light and to let us know you're tuning in!

When we say “sustainability,” the first thing you think about is how we bury our dead, right? Ok, we rarely think about it either, but by the end of this episode, we think you’ll agree that green burial has a significant environmental impact. We also hope the episode spurs conversations with your loved ones about your (and their) end of life wishes. The perfect guest joins us to chat about this interesting topic - Elizabeth Fournier, also known as “The Green Reaper.” With a nickname like that, we knew that she could keep up with our bad jokes. Enjoy this lively episode about green burial! ----------------------------- SustainabilityDefined is the podcast that seeks to define sustainability, one concept (and bad joke) at a time. Hosted by Scott Breen and Jay Siegel. Each episode focuses on a single topic that helps push sustainability forward. We explain each topic with the help of an experienced pro, place it within our organizational tree, and help our listeners define what exactly sustainability is, episode by episode. We have divided our organizational tree into the following seven sectors: Energy Cities Natural Environment Transportation Business Policy Social Each episode is categorized under one of our sectors and visually depicted within our organizational tree. The more episodes we complete, the more the tree will visually define what exactly sustainability means. www.sustainabilitydefined.com

This week on the podcast Kelly and I talk to undertaker, funeral home owner and author of The Green Burial Guidebook Elizabeth Fournier. Elizabeth, known affectionately as the “Green Reaper,” owns and operates Cornerstone Funeral Services in Boring, Oregon (we’re not making that up). She serves on the Advisory Board for the Green Burial Council. […]

Our conversation today is with Elizabeth Fournier, who has worked seven generations in the funeral industry, focusing on green burial and rethinking the way we bury our dead. What is the relationship between the civil war and our funerial industrial complex? What is the impact of putting our dead, and now toxic, bodies in to the earth? What are the environmental concerns of cremation? How can our deaths contribute positively to the regeneration of our earth? Elizabeth Fournier, affectionately called “The Green Reaper,” is the author of The Green Burial Guidebook: Everything You Need to Plan an Affordable, Environmentally Friendly Burial. Find out more about her work at www.thegreenreaper.org. Music by Anne Laplantine & Kevin Macleod

Bill welcomes author and undertaker Elizabeth Fournier to the show. Elizabeth, known as The Green Reaper, is the owner and operator of Cornerstone Funeral Services, outside of Portland, Oregon, in a tiny town called Boring. She serves on the Advisory Board for the Green Burial Council, and lives on a farm with her husband, daughter and many rescue goats. She is also the author of The Green Burial Guide: Everything You Need to Plan an Affordable, Environmentally Friendly Burial. Don't miss it.

Everybody needs a niche and Elizabeth Fournier has one. She’s America’s friendly, neighborhood mortician. She also has a color. Green. As in, Elizabeth Fournier is America’s green mortician, writing books and spreading the word that funerals and burials need not be expensive, anti-environmental affairs. She recently published her third book, "The Green Burial Guidebook: Everything You Need to Plan an Affordable, Environmentally Friendly Burial."

In part two of "Green Burials," Elizabeth Fournier, affectionately called the Green Reaper, continues our discussion on planning an affordable and environmentally friendly burial. She is owner and operator of Cornerstone Funeral Services outside of Portland, Oregon. She also serves on the Advisory Board for the Green Burial Council, which sets the standard for green burials in North America. Green burials come in many shades of green; today, we discuss "50 Shades of Green." All of this leads to being proactive when it comes to how we want to leave this world.

In part two of "Green Burials," Elizabeth Fournier, affectionately called the Green Reaper, continues our discussion on planning an affordable and environmentally friendly burial. She is owner and operator of Cornerstone Funeral Services outside of Portland, Oregon. She also serves on the Advisory Board for the Green Burial Council, which sets the standard for green burials in North America. Green burials come in many shades of green; today, we discuss "50 Shades of Green." All of this leads to being proactive when it comes to how we want to leave this world.

Elizabeth Fournier, affectionately called “The Green Reaper,” is the author of The Green Burial Guidebook: Everything You Need to Plan an Affordable, Environmentally Friendly Burial. She is owner and operator of Cornerstone Funeral Services, outside of Portland, Oregon. She also serves on the Advisory Board for the Green Burial Council, which sets the standard for green burial in North America.

Elizabeth Fournier, affectionately called “The Green Reaper,” is the author of The Green Burial Guidebook: Everything You Need to Plan an Affordable, Environmentally Friendly Burial. She is owner and operator of Cornerstone Funeral Services, outside of Portland, Oregon. She also serves on the Advisory Board for the Green Burial Council, which sets the standard for green burial in North America.

A guest episode in which we chat with author Elizabeth Fournier about her book, The Green Burial Guidebook. Listen in as Elizabeth talks about writing memoir and nonfiction, working with her agent, and what she sacrificed to write. Elizabeth also chats about green burials, the details of her book, and so much more. We end with a question and answer with a live audience. You don’t want to miss this! You can find full show notes at www.readwriterepeatpod.com.

Despite the many upsides of age, the Feisty Side of Fifty is time to realize that life won’t go on forever. The majority of us boomers, moreover, hope to leave the world a better place. In fact, we volunteer, recycle, grow our own veggies and clean our beloved hiking trails.  But have you given much thought to the ultimate act of environmental volunteerism? You know, the one gift you give... after you die? Our guest, Elizabeth Fournier, a lifetime mortician, also known as the “green reaper” is here to educate you on “going green” as your last heroic act of volunteerism. She’ll be sharing information and insights from her book, The Green Burial Guidebook: Everything You Need to Plan an Affordable, Environmentally Friendly Burial. This fascinating new way of burial is kinder to humans, the earth and our wallets and, if you care about leaving a lasting legacy even after you’re gone, you won’t want to miss hearing what Elizabeth has to say!

The Green Reaper: Memoirs of an Eco-Mortician (2017). In her memoir, Elizabeth Fournier writes about her calling to the funeral industry, and how her early struggles helped shape her life ministry: taking care of the dead and preparing more meaningful burials. The Green Burial guidebook: Everything You Need to Plan an Affordable, Environmentally Friendly Burial (2018). Despite the widespread attention garnered by Jessica Mitford's 1963 exposé of the funeral industry, The American Way of Death, the American way of death still includes average funeral expenses of between $8,000 and $12,000. What's more, every year conventional burials in the U.S. bury 800,000 gallons of embalming fluid, containing carcinogenic formaldehyde; hundreds of thousands of tons of wood, steel, copper, and bronze caskets; and millions of tons of concrete vaults. There isa better way and Fournier, affectionately dubbed the "Green Reaper," walks readers through it, step-by-step. With green burial and home funeral basics to legal how and what's; choices in practices (at home, at sea, etc.); and even detours into examples of celebrity green burials; this is comprehensive and compassionate guidance. The idea of a "good death" has been much discussed. Fournier points the way to good post-deaths, ones that consider the environmental well-being of the planet and the economic well-being of loved ones. http://www.elizabethfournier.com/

Junk Raft (starts 6:20) Marcus Eriksen discusses what can and cannot be done about the "plastic smog" of microscopic debris permeating the world's ocean, from the state-sized floating islands of plastic in the Pacific, to the microscopic debris that sinks all the way down the the deepest parts of the Pacific, OR gets eaten and into the food chain.  Eriksen is author of the book Junk Raft, recounting his adventures when he sailed the Pacific from L.A. to Hawaii on a raft made of garbage to bring attention to the issue. The Green Reaper (starts 19:10) Elizabeth Fournier, a mortician from Oregon, is known to some as "The Green Reaper." She offers and advocates for natural burial services for those who want to extend their environmental ethos from life on into death. Host/Producer/Engineer: Chip Grandits Executive Producer:  Beth Bennett

http://www.alainguillot.com/elizabeth-fournier/ The typical burial in North America cost about $10,000. The sad thing about that absurd prices is that the surviving members of the family are too sad, too stressed, and under a time limit to shop around for better options. In addition to losing a loved member of the family, two other bad things happen: Generally, families don't have $10,000 at their disposal to pay for funeral arrangements. Many families go into debt. Every burial creates too much damage to the environment. Burials across North America use tons of good wood, concrete, metals as well as millions of gallons of carcinogenic embalming fluid. Imagine that your aunt who has always been conscious of the environment. It would be disturbing to know that her last interaction with the planet would be one of pollution. [caption id="attachment_5479" align="aligncenter" width="546"] This burial is very polluting. Look at the hard wood, the metal, the concrete vault.[/caption] Expenses related to a burial Basic Fees Funeral planning Permits and copies of death certificates Preparation of notices Sheltering the body Coordination of with cemetery, cremation, or other parties Optional Services and merchandise Transportation (you can use your own vehicle) Embalming and other preparations (This is carcinogenic fluid are not necessary. Eliminating this service can save you hundreds of dollars) Use of funeral home for the viewing (This can done at other venues or not done at all) Casket: The average casket costs slightly more than $2,000, but mahogany, bronze or copper caskets can sell for as much as $10,000. Pine caskets are a less expensive option, but funeral homes don't like to display them. You can buy one from Cosco, Amazon, or Walmart for significantly less. Casket rental: If you decide to cremate, you can rent the casket, you don't have to buy it. [caption id="attachment_5480" align="aligncenter" width="659"] This is an inexpensive and environmentally friendly burial[/caption] Environmental damage Hundreds of pound of good wood used as caskets Metals Cushion Burial vaults made of cement Gallons of toxic, carcinogenic embalming fluid The disposal of the blood in the water system. The waste of land use as cemeteries. The maintenance of the green grass in the cemetery. Hundreds of hour of labor plus the pollution generated by the machinery to cut the grass and make it look natural. There is nothing more unnatural than golf course grass. No to mention all the chemicals used as fertilizers. Alternative to polluting burials Natural burial: burial in a way to allow natural decomposition of the body. In Quebec, natural burials are not allowed. In some other provinces, allowed. In some states in the United States, it's allowed. In some other states, it's not allowed. Highlights from the interview [caption id="attachment_5481" align="aligncenter" width="317"] Elizabeth Fournier[/caption] Elizabeth Fournier, also known as the "Green Reaper,"  has been in the funeral industry for 28 years. She started her career as a funeral director and then she opened her own funeral home, Cornerstone Funeral Services, in Boring, Oregon. At one time, Elizabeth was also a ballroom instructor (like me :) ) During her infancy, she saw the death of many family members and she became familiar with the procedures. As she was living her life, friends would ask her opinion and when their relative would pass away. A lot of people are unprepared for all the expenses of death. A regular person lives on the financial edge, just barely making it, then they go through the long period of pre-death, which is very expensive. Finally, at the time of death, the family finds out the true cost of death. "It's free to be born, but it's not free to die." People can plan their wedding, people can plan to have kids, but sometimes death arrives by surprise and there are no financial arrangements for the dead. It's an expense that for the most part, the family members have to pay right away. Natural burials have always been the norm until about 150 years ago. In the United States, people started embalming at the time of the Civil War, when there were a lot of bodies that needed to be preserved until they were transported to their families. The most popular form of burial is by cremation because it's less expensive, but natural burials are gaining popularity and it's growing. One of the new tendencies of the industry is called water cremation. Other more creative things are: sending the ashes into space; creating diamond rings or earrings with the ashes, tattoo ink and having a tattoo. The Book: The Green Burial Guidebook The book is a step-by-step guide on how to: Plan your green burial What are the home funeral basics, What are the legal guidelines How to save lots of money in the process Recommendations Book: You Need A Budget by Jessie Mecham Blog: Every Day Minimalist The Penny Hoarder Podcast: Money Girl Other resources How to donate your organs if you live in Quebec How to donate your body to science if you live in Quebec. Note: If you donate your body, your burial expenses will be covered by the university or hospital who takes control of your body.

On this week of Sustainable You, we host and welcome Elizabeth Fournier – the author of her new book, “The Green Burial Guidebook: Everything You Need to Plan an Affordable, Environmentally Friendly Burial”. We discuss the different methods of burial, as well as the benefits of newer types of burial as opposed to older burial traditions. Aired on 06/23/18

Guest Elizabeth Fournier speaks with Diane Horn about her book “The Green Burial Guidebook : Everything You Need to Plan an Affordable, Environmentally Friendly Burial.”

Elizabeth Fournier was a young girl when she dealt with the passing of several close family members. Through her grief, Elizabeth spent time in funeral homes and at funerals as a way of coping with her loss. When she began her career in the 90's as a blonde woman who wanted to work in the mortician's office, she faced a number of difficulties. Now, Elizabeth has written the book (literally) on green burials and is affectionately known as The Green Reaper. This is an incredible interesting topic surrounding the idea of how we can become one with nature again when we pass and Elizabeth is a fountain of knowledge around helping families plan a burial that is both economical and ecological. -- Resources mentioned in this episode: Could the Funeral of the Future Help Heal the Environment? - Smithsonian Magazine The Green Reaper -- Check out Elizabeth's work in The Green Burial Guidebook. Hopefully you won't need it anytime soon, but for those who are interested in creating a plan for your or a loved one's passing that is both economical and ecological, you can learn about everything you need in this guide. Join the conversation on Facebook, follow us on Instagram, and try our repurposed coffee body scrub. Don't forget to subscribe, review, and share this podcast with other eco-warriors. We read all of your reviews and your positive ratings help us spread the word and spur more eco-warriors to action. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/trashtalking/support

Today's Guest: Elizabeth Fournier, green mortician, author, All Men Are Cremated Equal: My 77 Blind Dates Order by clicking the book cover above! I have a particular weakness for men and women with stories of dates gone horribly wrong. And I think I’m already on record as having a general weakness for all kinds of women. Add that to the fact I frequently like to help new authors, and how could I say no to Elizabeth Fournier, who has written the ticklish new book, All Men Are Cremated Equal: My 77 Blind Dates. Besides amusing us with psycho-social encounters, Elizabeth brings an extra dimension to her story thanks to her vocation: she’s mortician. Elizabeth Fournier She is also the voice of the autopsy exhibit in the forensic wing at the United States National Museum of Medicine. Oh, did I mention she lives in a boring little town—Boring, Oregon. And because of that, she’s become a reality TV star on MySpace known as The Green Reaper. More about that, later. And here’s a spoiler alert: there’s a happy ending to her book. Elizabeth Fournier Website • Facebook • Order All Men Are Cremated Equal from Amazon.com The Millionaire's Convenient Arrangementby Jane Peden. Order your copy today by clicking on the book cover above!     The Party Authority in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware and Maryland!

Another fascinating interview with Elizabeth Fournier, aka the Green Reaper about choices in more eco-friendly funerals. Plus crock pot season recipes and a great DIY on creative ways to upcycle that Christmas tree.

From the fun Boom Boom cards (green edition) to our gettin local segment with Meghan Van Dyk, we had a full and entertaining hour. We talked about CSAs, trail clean ups, and finding cool local road-trips (yes, EVEN IN NJ, there are awesome scenic drives!). We were enlightened by our talk with the Green Reaper, Elizabeth Fournier, who is a green funeral director in Boring, OR. She has a wonderful way of discussing what is often a difficult topic.

A lot of Green Irene post-hurricane discussion - ideas for how to get through without electricity and other post-disaster issues and GD Lisa had some great ideas for considering greener, non-toxic materials as some of us make choices in rebuilding and renovating. Our feature interview was with the lovely and amazing Green Reaper, Elizabeth Fournier, author and funeral director who is a leader in creating meaningful green goodbyes.

Barely time for a breath during this busy show! First we had a GD Correspondent report from Green Diva Sandy in New York, NY. She told us all about the recent NY WILD Film Festival that previewed 4 films last week. Then we had our second fascinating interview with the lovely Green Reaper, Elizabeth Fournier who talked about what it means to have an earth-friendly burial.

A fascinating interview with Elizabeth Fournier, a funeral director in Oregon known as 'The Green Reaper'. Also, Green Diva Jean's report from Maine and TerraScope for November 2010.

This week we welcome The Green Reaper, Elizabeth Fournier. Elizabeth is a green burial funeral director, educator, and advocate for sustainable burial options. One of those options is natural organic reduction (NOR) or human composting. NOR is a more natural approach to the disposition of one's body after death. This process returns the body's nutrients back to the soil and produces only a tiny fraction of the environmental footprint required from more traditional burial or cremation practices. It recognizes our connection with the planet and affirms our being a part of the ecosystem of life.  Want more Body To Burial?Become a Patreon to get access to exclusive Patreon-only content and BTS. Visit our Patreon page here:https://www.patreon.com/bodytoburial?fan_landing=trueLet's Get Social: @bodytoburial (Instagram, Twitter, Facebook)Email Us: hello@bodytoburial.com Visit www.bodytoburial.com for more info about the show and Creator's and Host's, Mariya & Niki.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

EOC's guest on this installation of the Eyes on Conservation podcast has not only seen the profit-driven side of death, but was able to break free of something she saw as misleading, opportunistic, and ultimately serving the needs of neither the mourners, nor the deceased. Elizabeth Fournier is the owner and Funeral Director of Cornerstone Funeral Services, an institution dedicated to reducing the unnecessary costs of funeral services, restoring monetary and economical justice to clients, the deceased, and planet Earth, by offering the greenest practices possible when laying loved ones to rest. Her paradoxically radical and refreshingly simple methods have led her closest family and friends to dub her, The Green Reaper.