Explore Natural Burial on Land and Scattering at Sea
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Natural burial in all of our cemeteries ensures an unimpeded, organic return to the earth as Mother Nature intended with:
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Scattering of ashes is a timeless way to honor those who loved the sea. Family and friends can participate by:
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Steelmantown Cemetery Company Videos
See Steelmantown through the eyes of Christina Gonzalve who studies environmental science and policy at Rutgers University
NowThis visits Ed at for a firsthand look at green burial
Listen to Ed being interviewed on Coffin Talk
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Join Ed watch Atlas Obscura's Chris Naka find out what goes into digging a grave at Steelmantown Cemetery
Watch this moving explanation of Steelmantown Cemetery's story
Ed explains the joys of grave digging in 60 seconds
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Meet the Owner
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Ed Bixby is the owner and operator of the Steelmantown Cemetery Company. A New Jersey native, Ed took over the Steelmantown Cemetery in 2007 and has been reclaiming and restoring abandoned historical cemeteries ever since. A marina proprietor and captain of the Sundquist Jersey Sea Skiff, he accompanies families on the sea journey to scatter their loved ones' ashes off the coast of the Ocean City/Absecon Island. Ed is devoted to assisting families seeking to find environmentally responsible and meaningful ways of honoring their loved ones on land and by sea. He is also the current president of the Green Burial Council, the leading authority on natural burial in North America.
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