March 2, 2021
More than a decade before the Farley Center was founded — and just 20 miles down the road — Selena Fox built one of the nation’s first natural cemeteries. Fox is the founder and director of Circle Sanctuary, a nature spirituality church nestled on a 200-acre preserve in Barneveld. In 1995, Fox set aside 20 acres for scattering ashes. Fifteen years later, the church completed the local requirements for full-body burials. Fifty-eight people have chosen Circle Cemetery for their final rest, returning their remains to nature — a practice revered as sacred by the Circle Sanctuary community.
Source: Wisconsin’s original green cemetery - Madison Magazine