About Us

About Us

Helping to create a greener goodbye

Who We Are

The AGFD is a non-profit making organisation aiming to bring natural eco-friendly funerals into the mainstream.

The essence of a green funeral is simplicity. It rejects the idea of the traditional style funeral in favour of something with a more natural feel. Burials are often in an unspoilt landscape rather than a conventional cemetery and it rejects the more artificial elements associated with funerals such as lacquered coffins with brass handles, strict ceremonies and embalming.

It's the idea of caring for the deceased with a minimal impact on the environment. For people observing certain religious traditions, a green burial may also be a way to meet the requirements of the religious law in a modern world. However not all of these ideas have to be used and certain elements alone can work within a traditional funeral service too - for example choosing a willow coffin. The choice is yours. 



Our Purpose

To help members of the public find funeral directors in their area
who are able to provide greener options in the funerals they carry out.

To make sure all funeral directors have clear accurate pricing information on display.

To encourage funeral directors to become more green-minded in all aspects of their work and support them to create beautiful eco-friendly and reasonably priced funerals.

To help promote natural burial grounds and their locations when required.

To allow members of the public to have as much or as little involvement as they would like but ultimately creating the type of order they want.

To donate to green funeral products within the UK and to work with funeral directors to provide grant payments to help members of the public to pay for a funeral in cases of hardship.

  Membership Benefits
            Enjoy Discounts
                 from our
        Associate Members

Coffin Suppliers

Ecoffins 8% 
Greenfield Creations 5% 
FTP Eco Coffins Ltd. 5% 
The Cardboard Coffin Company 5%
Mid-England Barrow 5% on niche covers & use of Safari Tent FOC.
CCSA 5% 
Life Art Coffins 5%
Earth to Heaven 5%
The Green Coffin Company 5%
Parley Green 5%
Down to Earth Coffins 5%


Florists

Eden Florist 8% 
Seed to Scent Florist 5% 
The Posy Patch 10%
Berry Moor Flowers 5%
The Flower Farm 5%
The Little Wildflower Barn 5%
Tuckshop Flowers 5%
Briar Rose Flowers 5%
Bude Blooms 5%
Fig & Bramble 5%
Hope & Glory Flower Company 5%
Little Green Flower Pot 5%
Mill Pond Flower Farm 5%
Kemlo & Kemlo 5%
Greenery Flowers 5%
Longfield Flowers 5%
Gabriel’s Garden 5%
Flowers by Christine Elizabeth 5%
Bud & Bee 5%
Little Garden Flowers 5%
The Spotted Dog Flower Co 5%
2 Lady Florists 5%
Oversley Flowers 5%
Green Gate Blooms 5%
Camomile and Cornflowers 5%
Flowers from my Attic 5%
Garden of Evie 5%
May Blossom and Oak 5%
Nettie of the Gorge 5%
Petal and Vine 5%
Wildwood Flowers 5%
The Country Garden Co 5%
Woodchurch Cottage Flowers 5%
Celebrants

Marc Oxley - Rutland Family Funeral Celebrant 5%. 
Nixie James Scott – Unique Ceremonies 5%
The Country Celebrant Cindy Groves 5% 
Celebrant Fee 5%
Brian Bull – Love-Lifes 5%
LD Celebrant 5%
Nell Brooker 5%







Misc

The Sign Maker 10%
The Eternity Tree 5%
Cotswold Cooks 5%
Stoneletters 5%
Funeral Print Services 5%
White Balloon Ltd 5%
Cycle Hearse UK 5%
The Living Urn 5%
Rustic Stone 5%
Greener Globe Funeral Awards 5%






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