Aeon Woods

In the next installment of “Accidentally Findoug out a Seemingly Fictional Character was Real by Visiting Their Dead Body,” we have Uncle Sam! Turns out Hudson Valley’s own Samuel Wilson, a Continental Army Veteran (where his job at age 14… Continue reading

Getting inspired for future Aeon events by the Hudson Valley community! Last weekend’s “Movies Under the Walkway” put on by Walkway Over the Hudson and their local partners was a delight. Gorgeous setting, great weather, and all the Jack Black/Jennifer… Continue reading

I got to visit graves of arguably the two cutest celebrities from the past century, both in New Mexico – HAM (first chimp in space) and the real Smokey the Bear! It seems people did the best they could to… Continue reading

Hart Island was something else. It is NYC’s public cemetery for the unclaimed dead or whose family cannot afford final disposition. Some heard of it for the first time during the Pandemic. It’s also the country’s largest natural burial ground,… Continue reading

John and I had a great visit with Stephanie and Ryan at Panorama Natural Burial in Charlottesville, VA. Serendipitously, Basil from Reflection Park (set to open in a couple of months!) was available and also joined us. We loved the… Continue reading

Barbara and Foxfield were so kind to let my friends and me help prepare and volunteer at a natural burial! It was also amazing to see the wonderful result of a land trust (The Wilderness Center) take a leadership role… Continue reading

Hands down, my new favorite cemetery. Sorry hoomans. Continue reading

Last but definitely not least was Bluestem Cemetery near Durham, NC! Iconic natural burial leaders and land trust experts Heidi and Jeff, along with Jeff’s trusty sidekick Walter, showed us around this incredibly serene, and thoughtfully designed space. I can’t… Continue reading

Stop 3 of 4 was Carolina Memorial Sanctuary near Asheville, NC. Karly was super kind to give us an overview of the history and current operations, and we got to meet a gregarious group of volunteers who were dedicated to… Continue reading

We were lucky to have Billy and Kimberley from Ramsey Creek show us around… this is the OG, iconic, very first conservation cemetery in the world! Established in 1996, and a rewilded a terraced farm, it’s a tremendous success story… Continue reading