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Environment

Oregon Grapevine: Natural Burial

KLCC | By Barbara Dellenback

Published June 17, 2021 at 4:22 AM PDT

Barbara Dellenback speaks with Cynthia Beal, the founder of the Natural Burial Company and a self described sustainable cemetery evangelist. They discuss the range of possibilities for burial in Oregon from traditional burials, to cremation, to human composting.

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Barbara Dellenback

Barbara Dellenback returned to KLCC in December 2017 after pursuing other radio gigs and fundraising for community benefit organizations. She's host of the KLCC podcast The Oregon Grapevine. You can hear her on the radio hosting Weekend Edition, Morning Edition, and All Things Considered.

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