How to Open a Green Conservation Cemetery | A Day in the Life of a Green Cemetery Director

What are the steps to opening a Green Conservation Cemetery in your area? Does a person need prior experience in the funeral industry? Watch the third instalment of A Day in the Life: Green Cemetery Director and get answers from John Christian Phifer, Executive Director of Larkspur Conservation. Larkspur Conservation is a nonprofit organization that operates Tennessee’s first conservation burial ground. As part of our Careers In Death Care series, in this video you’ll learn: • What kind of areas are suitable for creating a Green Conservation Cemetery • Important personal and legal factors to consider before making the decision to create one • Potential red flags in the planning process • How to get work experience that will help you as a Green Cemetery Director 0:00 Intro 0:18 How does one open a Green Conservation Cemetery? 1:24 What kind of area is most suitable? 2:17 Are there zoning restrictions and state regulations? 3:29 How important are nearby property owners? 4:12 Is prior funeral industry experience necessary? _______ Subscribe to our channel! https://www.youtube.com/c/Qeepr?sub_c... _______ More on: A Day in the Life of a Green Cemetery Director For the next and final video in this series with John Christian Phifier, we will publish the full interview. You'll learn everything there is to learn about this fascinating eco-friendly burial alternative. Stay tuned for the full video release! Watch the first video in the series to understand the basics.    • What is a Green Cemetery? | A Day in the L...   Watch the second video to see what a typical day or week is like.    • A Typical Day as a Conservation Cemetery D...   About the Series: The death care industry is more than just dealing with dead bodies. In this video series, we speak directly with full-time death care professionals and do a deep dive into all the different careers in death care available to you. Enjoy! Check out the related TalkDeath article for a previous written interview with John Christian! https://www.talkdeath.com/careers-in-... About TalkDeath: TalkDeath’s mission is to encourage positive and constructive conversations around #death and #dying. From #greenburials and #homefunerals, #mementomori art, history, funeral law, and #griefresources, #TalkDeath is the hub for a changing death-conscious public. TalkDeath is the reincarnation of the Keeper blog that was founded in 2013. TalkDeath's sister site is Keeper Memorials, an online memorial platform and cemetery wayfinding app that offers free tools to preserve, share and discover life stories of deceased loved ones. Keeper also offers families hybrid & virtual memorial service facilitation. To learn more, please visit: https://www.mykeeper.com/ Follow us on social media for your daily dose of Death Positivity: TalkDeath Facebook:   / talkdeathdaily   Instagram:   / talkdeathdaily   Twitter:   / talkdeathdaily   Reddit:   / talkdeath   Keeper Memorials Facebook:   / keepermemorials   Instagram:   / keepermemorials   Twitter:   / keepermemorials   Reddit:   / keepermemorials