Innovative Pasco landowner finds new revenue in eco-friendly burials

Landowner Laura Starkey embraces a "go for it and see what happens" spirit, which led her to an unusual land conservation strategy: green burials.

  • By Laura Lyon
  • | 5:00 a.m. September 20, 2024
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Heartwood Preserve Executive Director Laura Starkey says land conversation requires a lot strategic planning.
Heartwood Preserve Executive Director Laura Starkey says land conversation requires a lot strategic planning.
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Laura Starkey, founder and executive director of Heartwood Preserve, a natural burial cemetery in New Port Richey, is no stranger to the business of preserving a legacy. 

To get to the 41-acre burial grounds that border Starkey Wilderness Preserve in Pasco County, one must drive down Starkey Boulevard and, depending on the pursuit angle, pass Starkey Ranch and Starkey Market. 

 

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