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Last Monday was a milestone day for Better Place Forests as we had our architecture kickoff meeting on site in Mendocino. While we have been in contact with the entire team before, it was the first time we had the opportunity to walk the land in a group and discuss …
Not too long ago, planning you and your family’s memorial was a straightforward proposition. More likely than not, you or a family member would purchase burial plots at the local cemetery and there wasn’t much else to think about. For better or worse, things have changed. Families are more spread …
The majority of people I’ve spoken with are inquiring about Better Place Forests because they have been responsible for a family member’s ashes in the past. It’s never a straightforward situation. Many people choose cremation but don’t give explicit instructions about what to do with their ashes. Or if they …
Over the last 2 years we’ve spoken with hundreds of families like yours as we’ve created Better Place Forests. In doing so, we’ve noticed the topics that come up the most when someone is going through the process of choosing a memorial. We thought it would be helpful if we …
Most people know what cars generally cost. Same goes for houses in their neighborhood. But it should come as no surprise that when it comes to death and memorial options, most people have very little idea what anything costs. This can be for a number of reasons: It’s not something …
I’m writing this update so I can share with everyone all the things we’ve done since you showed your support and interest in Better Place Forests. From finding the land for our first forest and working with local authorities to having more than eight hundred families from the Bay Area choose …
Cremation is a relatively new trend in American history. In 1960, only 3.5% of Americans chose cremation. Today, nearly half of Americans choose cremation and almost 70% of Baby Boomers will choose to be cremated. In the lifetime of a single generation, cremation went from something almost no one did …
My strongest memories of my parents are all in nature: times like learning how to fly fish with my father, visiting farms to pick up pumpkins for Halloween, and hiking through woods near the lake where we spent our summers when I was a kid. I think it’s because I …
On March 1, 2014, six and a half years after beginning my career in investment banking and one month after getting married, my wife Karen and I began a year-long sabbatical to travel the world. If someone had told me that in exactly two years I would be running a …
“… I’m starting a forest cemetery company, named Better Place.” I get a strange look every time I respond to people asking me what I’m up to these days. If someone had answered me that way 13 months ago, I probably would have given them the same look back. But I’ve …
