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On ‘Green’ Burials

Thu, 07/16/2026 - 08:50
Joseph Charap and Gabrielle R. Gatto from Brooklyn’s Green-Wood Cemetery, whose meadow is seen here, are among the panelists for LongHouse’s “Grounded Conversation.”
Stacy Locke

“Grounded Conversation: What Remains,” set for Sunday afternoon from 2 to 4:30 at LongHouse Reserve in East Hampton, will focus on green burials, human composting, eco-cremations, and how to sustainably prepare for death. 

The panel members are Joseph Charap and Gabrielle R. Gatto of Brooklyn’s Green-Wood Cemetery; Darren Crouch, president of the Green Burial Council; Amy Cunningham, a death educator and funeral director; Faith Popcorn, a futurist, and Edwina von Gal of the Perfect Earth Project. 

Attendees can meet death doulas, representatives from Green-Wood Cemetery, Aeon Woods Conservation Cemetery, and Departure Lounge and Passages International, both of which make sustainable caskets and urns. A shrouding demonstration and body blessing will also take place. 

Tickets are $50, $45 for members. 

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