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by Elizabeth Fournier


  Page 110, Most of all, you must be very careful handling dry ice: For more advice on how to handle dry ice, see two articles at How Stuff Works: Marshall Brain, “What If I Touched Dry Ice?” March 24, 2008, https://science.howstuffworks.com/touched-dry-ice.htm; and “How Does Dry Ice Work?” April 1, 2000, https://science.howstuffworks.com/innovation/science-questions/question264.htm.

  Page 111, Another option is to use a “cooling blanket”: Lee Webster, Changing Landscapes: Exploring the Growth of Ethical, Compassionate, and Environmentally Sustainable Green Funeral Service (Seattle, WA: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, Green Burial Council International, 2017), 58.

  Page 112, For up-to-date information in a state-by-state chart: Lee Webster and Josh Slocum, Restoring Families’ Right to Choose: The Call for Funeral Legislation Change in America (Seattle, WA: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2016), a publication of the National Home Funeral Alliance and the Funeral Consumers Alliance. See also, “Quick Guide to Legal Requirements for Home Funerals in Your State,” National Home Funeral Alliance, http://homefuneralalliance.org/the-law/quick-guide.

  Chapter 9. Conducting a Home Funeral or Green Burial

  Page 115, As Lee Webster, president emeritus of the National Home Funeral Alliance: Lee Webster, email correspondence with author, January 27, 2018.

  Page 128, For more information and advice on grave maintenance: “Opening, Closing, and Maintaining of a Green Burial Cemetery,” Green Burial Council, 2015, http://greenburialcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/OpeningClosingandMaintenanceFinal.pdf

  Chapter 10. Cremation

  Page 132, Dean Fisher, who heads UCLA’s Body Donation Program: Lesley McClurg, “Want to Cut Your Carbon Footprint? Get Liquefied When You’re Dead,” KQED, July 24, 2017, last updated October 16, 2017, https://ww2.kqed.org/futureofyou/2017/09/20/want-to-cut-your-carbon-footprint-get-liquefied-when-youre-dead.

  Page 132, While costs vary, alkaline hydrolysis typically costs: Ibid.

  Page 132, For instance, the Sierra Club writes, “Lower temperatures help”: Bob Schildgen, “Hey Mr. Green, Is Alkaline Hydrolysis More Ecofriendly Than Cremation?” Sierra, October 27, 2015, http://www.sierraclub.org/sierra/2015-6-november-december/green-life/hey-mr-green-alkaline-hydrolysis-more-ecofriendly.

  Page 133, He writes, “To a great extent the bodies are”: Lee Webster, Changing Landscapes: Exploring the Growth of Ethical, Compassionate, and Environmentally Sustainable Green Funeral Service (Seattle, WA: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, Green Burial Council International, 2017), 177.

  Page 133, As of early 2018, twelve US states consider alkaline: “Legislative: State Legislation,” Bio Cremation, http://biocremationinfo.com/legislative.

  Page 136, The Georgia-based company Eternal Reefs takes human ashes: “Eco- Afterlife: Green Burial Options,” Scientific American, https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/eco-afterlife-green-buria. See also the Eternal Reefs company website, http://www.eternalreefs.com.

  Page 136, Several companies now offer something called a bio urn: For more information, visit the websites of the following companies: BioUrn, http://www.biourn4pets.com/biourn-for-people; Bios Urn, https://urnabios.com; and the Living Urn, https://www.thelivingurn.com.

  Page 136, the company Let Your Love Grow has solved this problem by mixing: Let Your Love Grow, http://www.letyourlovegrow.com.

  Page 136, Artist Nadine Jarvis’s designs have turned cremation ashes: Amanda Green, “Ten Things Your Ashes Can Do after You Die,” Mental Floss, July 26, 2013, http://mentalfloss.com/article/51905/10-amazing-things-your-ashes-can-do-after-you-die.

  Page 137, For instance, I know a woman who, after her fiftieth birthday: This story is adapted from a previously published article: Elizabeth Fournier, “Recycling Comes from Within,” Naturally Savvy, November 10, 2011, http://naturallysavvy.com/live/recycling-comes-from-within.

  Chapter 11: A Green Goodbye: Memorials and Mementos

  Page 142, Another reason to avoid cut flowers is that they have a high: Jennifer Grayson, “Eco Etiquette: What’s the Environmental Cost of Cut Flowers?” Huffington Post, February 9, 2012, last updated April 9, 2012, https://www.huffingtonpost.com/jennifer-grayson/eco-etiquette-whats-the-e_b_1264647.html.

  Page 142, Seed cards are made from completely biodegradable natural fibers: A number of companies produce seed cards. Some include Passages International, http://www.passagesinternational.com/keepsakes-remembrances; Botanical Paperworks, https://www.botanicalpaperworks.com; Bloomin, https://bloomin.com; and Symphony Handmade Papers, http://seedcards.com.

  Page 144, For a sustainable option, use biodegradable, helium “dove” balloons: Two companies that sell biodegradable dove balloons are Bio Doves, http://www.biodoves.com, and Just Artifacts, https://www.justartifacts.net/doveballoons.html. You can also find them for sale online.

  RESOURCES

  Information

  Aging with Dignity (www.agingwithdignity.org): Changing the way we talk about and plan for end-of-life care inspired by Mother Teresa of Calcutta.

  Caring Info (www.caringinfo.org): Free resource on end-of-life care run by the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization.

  Conscious Elders Network (www.consciouselders.org): A nonprofit organization dedicated to educating through the environmental stewardship of our society’s living elders.

  Cornerstone Funeral Services (www.cornerstonefuneral.com): The first green funeral home in Oregon hosts a website with plentiful information.

  Crossings: Caring for Our Own at Death (www.crossings.net): A home funeral and green burial online resource center.

  Death Cafe (http://deathcafe.com): Promotes and facilitates gatherings in cities across the country to discuss death with no agenda or objectives except sharing and learning.

  Dying Matters (www.dyingmatters.org): A website raising the awareness of death, dying, and bereavement.

  Encyclopedia of Death and Dying (www.deathreference.com): What it says, an encyclopedia of death and dying.

  Final Passages (http://finalpassages.org): An online resource for death midwifery and home funeral guidance.

  Funeral Consumers Alliance (https://funerals.org): A thorough guide providing funeral consumers with fully monitored funeral-industry information.

  Green Burial Council (http://greenburialcouncil.org): A nonprofit organization working to encourage environmentally sustainable death care.

  Green Burial Naturally (www.greenburialnaturally.org/blog): Reflections on green burial by Ann Hoffner, author of The Natural Burial Cemetery Guide.

  Hospice Foundation of America (http://hospicefoundation.org): This website provides information on issues related to hospice and end-of-life care.

  National End-of-Life Doula Alliance (www.nedalliance.org): A standard-setting membership organization that promotes end-of-life doulas as caregivers, volunteers, and professionals.

  National Funeral Directors Association (NFDA; www.nfda.org): A source of expertise and professional resources for all facets of funeral service.

  National Home Funeral Alliance (NHFA; http://homefuneralalliance.org): A nonprofit organization sharing information and directories for everything related to home funerals.

  Natural End Map (www.naturalend.com): An online directory map to natural funeral service providers, end-of-life assistants, home funeral guides, and green cemeteries.

  Natural Transitions (www.naturaltransitions.org): A nonprofit resource center providing education on conscious, holistic, and green approaches to end of life.

  Seven Ponds (www.sevenponds.com): A contemporary website for those who wish to celebrate memory and personalize the end of death.

  GREEN BURIAL GROUNDS IN THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA

  For the definitions of these types of burial grounds (in parenthesis), see chapter 6, “The Three Categories of Green Burial Grounds” (page 74). At the end of this list of US states, I include green burial grounds in two Canadian provinces: British Columbia and Ontario.


  This list of green burial grounds is based on “Green Burial Cemeteries in the US & Canada,” created by Lee Webster and published by the nonprofit New Hampshire Funeral Resources, Education & Advocacy (NHFREA, http://www.nhfuneral.org/publications.html), which is continually updated; visit the website for the up-to-date version.

  ALABAMA

  Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens (Hybrid)

  10000 Celeste Road

  Saraland, AL 36571

  www.ascensionfuneralgroup.com

  (251) 675-0824

  Garden of Oaks at Spring Hill (Hybrid)

  600 Pierce Road

  Mobile, AL 36695

  www.ascensionfuneralgroup.com

  (251) 639-0962

  The Good Earth Burial Ground

  (Natural preserve in progress)

  101 Hazel Wood Drive

  Hazel Green, AL 35750

  www.thegoodearthllc.com

  (256) 655-2170

  Sunset Memorial Park (Hybrid)

  1700 Barrington Road

  Midland City, AL 36350

  www.sunsetmemorialpark.com

  (334) 983-6604

  Tallapoosa County Memorial Gardens (Hybrid)

  21927 Highway 280

  Dadeville, AL 36853

  http://alabamafuneralhomes.com

  (256) 825-0038

  ARIZONA

  Marana Mortuary Cemetery (Hybrid)

  12146 W Barnett Road

  Marana, AZ 85653

  http://maranamortuarycemetery.com

  (520) 682-9900

  Sunwest Cemetery (Hybrid)

  12525 NW Grand Avenue

  El Mirage, AZ 85335

  www.heritagefuneralchapels.com

  (623) 974-2054

  ARKANSAS

  Gracelawn Memorial Park (Hybrid)

  3000 Oak Lane

  Van Buren, AR 72956 (479)

  462-7555

  CALIFORNIA

  Cayetano Natural Burial Ground at Tolocay (Hybrid)

  411 Coombsville Road

  Napa, CA 94559

  www.tulocaycemetery.org

  (707) 252-4727

  Davis Cemetery and Arboretum (Hybrid)

  820 Pole Line Road

  Davis, CA 95618

  http://daviscemetery.org

  (530) 756-7807

  Eternal Meadow at Woodlawn Cemetery (Hybrid)

  1847 14th Street

  Santa Monica, CA 90404

  www.smgov.net/departments/cemetery

  (310) 458-8717

  Forever Fernwood (Natural)

  301 Tennessee Valley Road

  Mill Valley, CA 94941

  www.foreverfernwood.com

  (415) 383-7100

  Greenlawn Memorial Park (Hybrid)

  1100 El Camino Real

  Colma, CA 94014

  www.greenlawnmemorialpark.com

  (650) 755-7622

  Hillside Memorial Park (Hybrid)

  6001 W Centinela Avenue

  Los Angeles, CA 90045

  www.hillsidememorial.org

  (310) 641-0707

  Joshua Tree Memorial Park (Hybrid)

  60121 29 Palms Highway

  Joshua Tree, CA 92252

  www.joshuatreememorialpark.com

  (760) 366-9210

  The Meadow / Westwood Hills Memorial Park (Hybrid)

  2720 Cold Springs Road

  Placerville, CA 95667

  www.facebook.com/pages/Westwood-Hills-Memorial-Park-Inc/11611

  4788417264

  (530) 622-2223

  Pleasant Hills Cemetery (Hybrid)

  1700 Pleasant Hill Road

  Sebastopol, CA 95472

  http://pleasanthillsmemorialpark.com

  (707) 869-2842

  Purissima Cemetery (Natural)

  1103 Verde Road

  Half Moon Bay, CA 94019

  steelmantowncemetery.com/purissima.html

  (609) 628-2297

  Sunset Lawn Chapel of the Chimes Cemetery (Hybrid)

  4701 Marysville Boulevard

  Sacramento, CA 95838

  http://sunsetlawn.chapelofthechimes.com

  (916) 922-5833

  COLORADO

  Crestone Cemetery (Natural Burial Project)

  108 West Galena Avenue

  Crestone, CO 81131

  http://informedfinalchoices.org/crestone/about-ceolp/

  (719) 256-4313

  Evergreen Memorial Park (Hybrid)

  26624 N. Turkey Creek Road

  Evergreen, CO 80439

  www.evergreenmemorialpark.com

  (303) 674-7750

  Roselawn Cemetery (Natural)

  2718 East Mulberry Street

  Fort Collins, CO 80524

  www.fcgov.com/cemeteries

  (970) 221-6810

  Seven Stones Botanical Garden (Natural)

  9635 N Rampart Range Road

  Littleton, CO 80125

  www.discoversevenstones.com

  (307) 717-7117

  CONNECTICUT

  Wooster Cemetery (Hybrid)

  20 Ellsworth Avenue

  Danbury, CT 06810

  www.wooster-cemetery.com

  (203) 748-8529

  DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

  Historic Congressional Cemetery (Hybrid)

  1801 East Street SE

  Washington, DC 20003

  www.congressionalcemetery.org

  (202) 543-0539

  FLORIDA

  Brooksville Cemetery (Hybrid)

  1275 Olmes Road

  Brooksville, FL 34601

  www.ci.brooksville.fl.us/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=69&Itemid=4

  (352) 540-3806

  Eternal Rest Memories Park (Hybrid)

  2966 Belcher Road

  Dunedin, FL 34698

  www.facebook.com/pages/Eternal-Rest-Memorial-Park/171925

  279594658

  (727) 733-2300

  Glendale Memorial Nature Preserve (Natural)

  297 Railroad Avenue

  DeFuniak Springs, FL 32433

  http://glendalenaturepreserve.org

  (850) 859-2141

  Green Meadows at Brooksville Cemetery (Hybrid)

  1275 Olmes Road

  Brooksville, FL 34601

  (352) 544-5455

  Heartwood Preserve

  (Conservation)

  4100 Starkey Boulevard

  Trinity, FL 34655

  www.heartwoodpreserve.com

  (727) 376-5111

  Prairie Creek Conservation Cemetery (Conservation)

  7204 SE County Road 234

  Gainesville, FL 32641

  http://conservationburialinc.org

  (352) 317-7307

  Riverview Memorial Gardens (Hybrid)

  371 Highway 1 North

  Cocoa, FL 32926

  www.riverviewmemorialcemetery.com

  (321) 632-9050

  GEORGIA

  Honey Creek Woodlands

  (Natural)

  2625 Highway 212 SW Conyers, GA 30094

  www.honeycreekwoodlands.com

  (770) 483-7535

  Milton Fields (Natural)

  1150 Birmingham Road

  Milton, GA 30004

  https://miltonfieldsgeorgia.com

  (770) 751-1445

  HAWAII

  Valley Isle Memorial Park Cemetery (Hybrid)

  105 Waiale Road

  Wailuku, Maui, HI 96793

  www.ballardfamilymortuaries.com

  (808) 244-4911

  IDAHO

  Mountain View Green Cemetery (Natural)

  3770 Lemhi Road

  Leadore, ID 83464

  www.mountainviewgreencemetery.com

  (208) 768-7404

  ILLINOIS

  Pleasant Grove Memorial Park (Hybrid)

  31 Memorial Drive

  Murphysboro, IL 62966

  www.crainsonline.com/services/green-funerals

  (618) 687-1145

  Roselawn Memorial Park (Hybrid)

  924
South 6th Street

  Springfield, IL 62703

  www.roselawninfo.com

  (217) 525-1661

  Sunset Memorial Park and Nature’s Way (Hybrid)

  3901 N Vermillion Street

  Danville, IL 61834

  www.sunsetfuneralhome.com

  (217) 442-2874

  Windridge Memorial Park and Nature Sanctuary (Hybrid)

  7014 S Rawson Bridge Road

  Cary, IL 60013

  www.burialplanning.com/cemeteries/windridge-memorial-park

  (847) 639-3883

  INDIANA

  Kessler Woods at Washington Park North Cemetery (Hybrid)

  2706 Kessler Boulevard W Drive

  Indianapolis, IN 46228

  https://flannerbuchanan.com/locations/kessler-woods

  (317) 259-1253

  Oak Hill Cemetery (Natural)

  392 W Oak Hill Road

  Crawfordsville, IN 47933

  www.oakhillcemeteryofcrawfordsville.com

  (765) 362-6602

  Porter Rea Cemetery (Hybrid)

  65065 Pine Road

  North Liberty, IN, 46614

  (574) 656-4587

  The Preserve at Springvale Cemetery (Hybrid)

  2580 Schuyler Avenue

  Lafayette, IN 47905

  www.facebook.com/Spring-Vale-Cemetery-119472408066143

  (765) 742-7028

  White Oak Cemetery (Hybrid)

  1200 W 7th Street

  Bloomington, IN 47404

  https://bloomington.in.gov/locations/white-oak-cemetery

  (812) 349-3498

  KANSAS

  Bel Aire Ascension Cemetery (Hybrid)

  424 N Broadway

  Wichita, KS 67202

  http://catholicdioceseofwichita.org/catholic-cemeteries/locations

  (316) 722-1971

  Heart Land Prairie Cemetery (Natural)

  2474 Arrowhead Road

  New Cambria, KS 67470

  www.heartlandprairiecemetery.org

  (785) 829-7609

  Highland Cemetery (Hybrid)

  5000 W 65th Street

  Prairie Village, KS 66208

  www.highlandcemeteryprairievillage.com

  (913) 722-0100

  Lincoln City Cemetery Catholic (Hybrid)

  111 E Elm Street

  Lincoln Center, KS 67455

  (785) 524-4549

  Mount Muncie Cemetery (Hybrid)

  1500 N 8th Street

  Lansing, KS 66043

  www.kansastravel.org/mountmunciecemetery.htm

  (913) 727-1935

 

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