In the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains ... kudzu and other invasives, nurtured native plants and rewilded the land. In spring, sugar maples and mountain laurels color the hills pink.

Reasons to be Cheerful reveals a growing conservation burial movement that is challenging the funeral industry's environmental footprint while healing the land.

A unique blend of retro-bluegrass, traditional country, gospel and original Appalachian Mountain music provides the mixture ...