Giving Our Bodies Back To The Earth: The Rise Of Natural Burial
Words by John Christian Phifer (as told to Willow Defebaugh) | December 11, 2025
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Watch The Award Winning Documentary Film About Larkspur
“Bury Me At Taylor Hollow” is NOW AVAILABLE for streaming!
The 55-minute documentary is part of REEL SOUTH Season 7 on PBS.
About the film: After 15 years in the funeral industry, John Christian Phifer is creating the first natural burial ground in Tennessee.
Bury Me at Taylor Hollow follows the growing pains of Larkspur Conservation as they set out to buy land for both natural burial and conservation. In light of the climate crisis, it’s an unforgettable and hopeful glimpse into an alternative approach to death and dying in America.
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Embracing Green Burial: Honoring the Earth in Our Final Farewell
Bioneers Conference | March 31, 2023
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Down to Earth: Peaceful conservation burials benefit the planet—a final gift from loved ones
By Kathy Jesse | March 31, 2023
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'Active restoration:' Exploring natural burial as a living memorial in Sumner County
By Katie Nixon | November 16, 2022
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PODCAST: John Christian Phifer: Finding Life in Death with Natural Burial
November 1, 2022
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Larkspur’s natural burial restores the land and returns the dead to their roots
By Tasha Lemley | April 14, 2022
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“Bury Me At Taylor Hollow” Wins Best Tenessee Short Award at Nashville Film Festival
Read About AwardPress Release: World Premiere Of Documentary Short “Bury Me At Taylor Hollow”
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Larkspur Conservation bringing green burial concept to Tennessee
By Holly Meyer | April 19, 2017
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Tennessee’s First Conservation Burial Ground Set to Offer Families a Simpler, More Affordable Goodbye
By Meghan Overdeep | March 16, 2018
Read ArticleTennessee 'Natural' Burial Ground Will Offer A Simpler Farewell — Casket Optional
By Amy Eskind | March 11, 2018
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