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Natural Burial has become a passion. Only a short time ago I was like everyone else. I thought the way the funeral industry takes care of our loved ones was the law. Much to my surprise it is not the law and there are a variety of choices available. Natural Burial does not allow embalming, no vaults or grave liners and all burial containers must be biodegradable. It is much more economical and there is much less waste of natural resources and there is no violation of the deceased. In fact in most states you can have a "Home Funeral" and bypass the funeral home completely. Cremation uses a lot of energy and there is a potential for toxins to be released. Natural Burial is really the best option. This is the way traditional burial is done in most of the world. There are only a few Natural Burial Grounds in the US, but more are on the way. There is plenty of information on the internet. Here are some links of interest.


http://www.cemeterygroup.org/
http://www.crossings.net/
http://www.finalpassages.org/
http://www.funerals.org/
http://www.memorialecosystems.com/
http://www.greenburialcouncil.com/
http://www.naturalburialcompany.com/
http://www.forestofmemories.org/policy/USA/states.htm
http://www.findagrave.com/
http://www.forestofmemories.org/cemeteries/index.htm

Please e-mail me if you have questions or need information on Natural Burial or Home Funerals and our efforts to save conservation land.

In addition to Natural Burial and Home Funerals. We are opening a Natural Burial Ground/Cemetery.

BOOKS

DEALING CREATIVELY WITH DEATH: A MANUAL OF DEATH EDUCATION AND SIMPLE BURIAL by Ernest Morgan

This book is a small encyclopedia on death-related problems: social, emotional, philosophical and practical. It is written simply and sensitively, drawing substantially on direct experience. It includes all of the following, along with reference sources: death education, living with dying, bereavement, the right to die, simple burial and cremation, memorial societies, death ceremonies, how the dead can help the living.

CARING FOR THE DEAD:YOUR FINAL ACT OF LOVE by Lisa Carlson

Carlson, executive director of the Funeral and Memorial Societies of America, has compiled an information-packed guide "for those making funeral arrangements with or without a funeral doctor." The book begins with a series of anecdotes that illustrates the experiences of those who have approached end-of-life arrangements in nontraditional ways. This section is followed by an overview of the funeral industry. Here readers will find information on cremation, body and organ donation, caskets, embalming, home deaths, and funerals. A substantial portion of the book is devoted to a compilation of the laws of each state. Carlson cites and summarizes the statutes governing death certificates, handling and moving bodies, reporting fetal deaths, and arranging for cremation or burial. A helpful appendix includes the Federal Trade Commission rules that protect consumers in dealings with the funeral trades.

THE AMERICAN WAY OF DEATH REVISITED by Jessica Mitford

"Here is the classic anatomy of America's funeral practices - revised and brought up-to-date fro a new generation - by the famous radical aristcrat.

GRAVE MATTERS: A JOURNEY THROUGH THE MODERN FUNERAL INDUSTRY TO A NATURAL WAY OF BURIAL by Mark Harris

DVD'S

A FAMILY UNDERTAKING by Elizabeth Westrate.


Prior to the 20th century, most Americans prepared their dead for burial with the help of family and friends, but today most funerals are part of a multimillion-dollar industry run by professionals. "A Family Undertaking" explores the growing home-funeral movement by following several families in their most intimate moments as they reclaim the end of life, forgoing a typical mortuary funeral to care for their loved ones at home.

LASTING IMAGES-Alternatives to Traditional Burial

You know the saying ”death and taxes....,” but tax time comes only once a year and death comes approximately ninety six times per minute.¹ What will be done with you when your minute arrives? Enter Lasting Images, a feature documentary taking a peek at the lighter side of contemporary choices in human remains disposition. Traditional, six feet under burials are still the first choice among Americans today, so four months were spent following students at a Mortuary Science School filming the beginning to end process of Traditional Burial, and gathering information regarding non-traditional methods of human disposal and me

A beautiful nature spot. Alone or with friends and family. It can be very spiritual...the best of churches.

HATE, INTOLERENCE, INDIFFERENCE