Michael Judd is a permaculture practitioner and instructor, he's literally written the book on Paw Paws and maintains a beautiful natural homestead in Maryland with his family. But Michael's Journey opened his mind to cycles and when the death of his father was imminent, his family began to explore a natural perspective on the end of life. We focus so much on the beginning and bringing children into the world with home birth and natural birth. What's the best way to leave the world... and why does it matter?

In 2019, I had the pleasure of accompanying MAKE/FILMS to Michael's homestead as we were filming a series on death and dying. You can find the resulting film about the passing of Michael's Father here:    • Wish You Were Here | Episode 1 - Clos...  

While we filmed at Michael's homestead, we got so much more material about the Ecology of Death that we couldn't fit into the series episode so we are releasing it here on the Forest Ranch YouTube Channel.

Also a very special thank you to Prairie Creek Conservation Cemetery for use of footage from their beautiful green burial grounds. You can visit their website here: https://www.prairiecreekconservationc...

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