RESTING WITH NATURE...
A funeral at the Glades Green Burial Ground at Moravian High Acres Cemetery in Canadensis, Pennsylvania.
Our Eco-Friendly Funeral Options
Eco-friendly funeral options honor our loved ones in sustainable ways that support the preservation of our natural environment. With Steelmantown Cemetery Company, one can do so either on land or at sea.
Green/Natural Burial
Celebrate life with green burial, an unimpeded, organic return to Earth with:
- No Embalming Fluid - No Concrete Vaults - No Upright Monuments Polished or Set in Concrete - Biodegradable Burial Shrouds and Containers - Natural Stone Markers - Hand Dug Graves - Family Participation - Preservation and enhancement of natural habitats. Browse our green burial cemeteries by visiting the 'Green Burial Cemeteries' tab. |
Memorial Reefs
With a reef ball, you can enjoy an undersea memorial that contributes to the restoration and protection of our world's precious coral reefs.
- A reef ball is a structure made of pH balanced concrete that mimics the function of a natural reef. - Reef balls promote regrowth and revival of marine life, helping to restore ailing coral reefs. - These structures can hold cremains, allowing one to rest underwater for eternity in an eco-friendly fashion. - Enjoy a celebration of life reef ball deployment service off the coast of Ocean City, New Jersey. View our sea-based services by visiting the 'Water Options' tab. |
Our Eco-Friendly Funeral Products
Our rounded Hampton Casket in shade Steam 2. Made out of handwoven willow and corn leaf.
Our 100% Biodegradable Cypress Rest Shroud.
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Steelmantown Cemetery Company (SCC) offers its own line of biodegradable caskets, carriers, and shrouds, designed by natural burial expert and SCC founder Ed Bixby. Made from beautifully handwoven all-natural materials like willow and equipped with strong carry handles and solid timber frames, our products are not only gorgeous, but durable and reliable. Whether you are looking to have a natural burial, direct cremation, or traditional burial, we are here to assist you in honoring your loved one with one of our products. Explore our selection today by visiting Eternally Green Funeral Solutions or the 'Funeral Products' tab. |
TAKE A VIRTUAL TOUR OF STEELMANTOWN CEMETERY ON OCTOBER 22ND!
Interested in our New Jersey location or learning more about green burial? Join owner Ed Bixby on October 22nd for a virtual tour of Steelmantown Cemetery, New Jersey's first and only natural burial preserve! Located in the scenic Pine Barrens, Steelmantown Cemetery has been proudly providing woodland green burials since 2007. Come check out Steelmantown and bring any and all questions that you may have for Ed!
Event Details:
Date: October 22nd, 2024
Time: 1 PM PDT, 2 PM MDT, 3 PM CDT, & 4 PM EDT
Location: YouTube and Facebook Live
RSVP: Email [email protected] for the link.
YOU'RE INVITED TO OUR HALLOWEEN CELEBRATION!
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This year, we are holding a FREE family-friendly Halloween Celebration at Creston Cemetery in San Luis Obispo County, California! Join us for a cemetery tour, scavenger hunt, raffle, and more! Come learn about natural burial and have some fun!
SCHEDULE 3:30 PM - 6:00 PM - Scavenger Hunt and Activities! Enjoy a self-led scavenger hunt that can earn you raffle tickets and other goodies! Complete it on your own or with family and friends and get to learn more about the cemetery. Please come any time after 3:30 pm to complete it so you can enter in the raffle drawing before 6 pm! 4:30 PM - Tour of Creston Cemetery: Owners and representatives of the cemetery will guide visitors around the cemetery. There will be some history on those buried in the cemetery, and what makes natural burial different than conventional burial. Come see the projects we've been working on! 6:00 PM - Raffle! After participants have submitted their finished scavenger hunt and entered into the raffle drawings, we will draw winners and give out prizes! Come for the tour, the scavenger hunt and more! Guests are welcome to explore the space during the event and enjoy the changing colors of the evening sky. EVENT DETAILS: Date: October 27th, 2024 Time: 3:30 PM - 6:30 PM Location: 5762 Little Farm Road, Creston, CA 93446 ABOUT THE LOCATION **Creston Cemetery is a historic, natural burial ground. Please be respectful to the existing grave markers and environment. This space is to be enjoyed by both the living and the dead. **No smoking is allowed on the cemetery property. **Please park in front of the cemetery, there is ample space on the dirt in front of the cemetery, across from the cemetery and off to the side of surrounding areas. We do recommend carpooling or using a rideshare if you've been enjoying the wineries. **The event takes place in a natural burial space and there are no paved roads and the ground can be uneven. The groundskeepers will do their best to fill squirrel holes, but we encourage treading carefully throughout the cemetery. There is an incline to the event space. ADDITIONAL NOTES **Please bring layers for the swiftly cooling temperature, and a chair and/or blanket if you'd like to hang out in cemetery grounds. We welcome you to bring any kind of beverage and food, and please pack it out with you. |
Our Story
A journey that is changing the funeral industry culturally and spiritually...
In 2007 our Founder, Ed Bixby, transformed his life forever by walking down an unpredictable path assuming ownership of the Steelmantown Cemetery and entering into a profession unknown to him.
His role resulted out of care and sustainability to his ancestor’s family cemetery that had fallen into disrepair. Ed’s life and being chose a path for him long before he knew of its existence.
This new endeavor led him to a passion to help heal family pain for others and unlock a vision of something new but very old. In the fabric of all individuals' DNA lies the innate instinctual ability to care for ones loved one in death as they were cared for in life.
Ed understood this common thread shared among us. Through his thoughtful, careful design and compassionate teachings, he has been able to allow this ability to be shared through Steelmantown’s unique offerings.
In 2017, Ed began his mission of creating special spaces like Steelmantown across the United States. In doing so, he created Destination Destiny, his company that manages Steelmantown Cemetery Company's properties. Ed now owns nine natural burial preserves, a number that will continue to grow as he brings new life to many more neglected burial grounds with natural burial.
Ed invites all to embrace life in death his eco-friendly funeral products and services. Explore his offerings by browsing our 'Natural Cemeteries,' 'Water Options,' and 'Eco-Friendly Funeral Products' tabs.
A message from Steelmantown Cemetery Company's founder, Ed Bixby....
Steelmantown Cemetery Company and Destination Destiny will help lead the way for others to learn of the final gift one may leave by choosing environmental and spiritual stewardship as the final act of one's life and how they chose to live that life.
Among our eco offerings are natural burial, tree of life celebrations and memorial reefs. These offerings help create a carbon offset by nurturing the living while helping ease the burden of the carbon footprint one leaves of the life that they lived.
The world we live in is ours and yours to protect and sustain. Eco funeral offerings offer new hope for a better tomorrow that is never promised but always dawns.
Steelmantown Cemetery Company and Destination Destiny properties strive to bring eco-friendly funeral options throughout the world. Changing the world culturally one space at a time, giving a final disposition option that truly defines the life that was lived.
Our business motto is, and always will be, “Today, tomorrow and forever... change is a powerful tool to be shared with others... life is precious, live everyday as it’s your last... treat the world we live in with care, as it belongs to all."
Destination Destiny and Steelmantown Cemetery Company properties are here to educate and steward.
Sincerely,
Ed Bixby
In 2007 our Founder, Ed Bixby, transformed his life forever by walking down an unpredictable path assuming ownership of the Steelmantown Cemetery and entering into a profession unknown to him.
His role resulted out of care and sustainability to his ancestor’s family cemetery that had fallen into disrepair. Ed’s life and being chose a path for him long before he knew of its existence.
This new endeavor led him to a passion to help heal family pain for others and unlock a vision of something new but very old. In the fabric of all individuals' DNA lies the innate instinctual ability to care for ones loved one in death as they were cared for in life.
Ed understood this common thread shared among us. Through his thoughtful, careful design and compassionate teachings, he has been able to allow this ability to be shared through Steelmantown’s unique offerings.
In 2017, Ed began his mission of creating special spaces like Steelmantown across the United States. In doing so, he created Destination Destiny, his company that manages Steelmantown Cemetery Company's properties. Ed now owns nine natural burial preserves, a number that will continue to grow as he brings new life to many more neglected burial grounds with natural burial.
Ed invites all to embrace life in death his eco-friendly funeral products and services. Explore his offerings by browsing our 'Natural Cemeteries,' 'Water Options,' and 'Eco-Friendly Funeral Products' tabs.
A message from Steelmantown Cemetery Company's founder, Ed Bixby....
Steelmantown Cemetery Company and Destination Destiny will help lead the way for others to learn of the final gift one may leave by choosing environmental and spiritual stewardship as the final act of one's life and how they chose to live that life.
Among our eco offerings are natural burial, tree of life celebrations and memorial reefs. These offerings help create a carbon offset by nurturing the living while helping ease the burden of the carbon footprint one leaves of the life that they lived.
The world we live in is ours and yours to protect and sustain. Eco funeral offerings offer new hope for a better tomorrow that is never promised but always dawns.
Steelmantown Cemetery Company and Destination Destiny properties strive to bring eco-friendly funeral options throughout the world. Changing the world culturally one space at a time, giving a final disposition option that truly defines the life that was lived.
Our business motto is, and always will be, “Today, tomorrow and forever... change is a powerful tool to be shared with others... life is precious, live everyday as it’s your last... treat the world we live in with care, as it belongs to all."
Destination Destiny and Steelmantown Cemetery Company properties are here to educate and steward.
Sincerely,
Ed Bixby
