Forest of Memories

By Margaret Price, New York Daily News

Young as he may be for it, Matthew Pearson, 44, has found his final resting place: Greengsprings Natural Cemetery. The bucolic site in the Finger Lakes region entails 93 acres of meadow, high grasses and trees. A one-time farm located atop Irish Hill, it is one of the highest points in Tompkins County.

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IdealBite.com

The Bite:
Consider eco-burial. Eco-burials are better for the planet and still give your family and friends a place to come chat with you - in the event that you have unfinished business to sort out… (And yes, we saw the episode, but no, we aren’t copying: we wrote this before Nate died and had an eco-burial on Six Feet Under).
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Whitehorse Star

A recent letter to the editor (Whitehorse Star, Sept. 22) commented on burial costs.

Specifically, it questioned the cost, and the need, of a protective plastic box that is placed around coffins. This prevents the ground from subsiding as the coffin and its contents decay.

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Focusing on the next generation of environmental leaders;
An interview with Joe Sehee

What is green burial?
Green burial is a way of caring for our dead without the use of toxins or materials that are not biodegradable, which essentially means no formaldehyde (a major ingredient in embalming fluid), no metal caskets and no concrete vaults. It also requires that markers, if used at all, must be living (i.e. trees, wildflowers) or ecologically functional (i.e. boulders, field stones) and appropriate for the surroundings. Green burial is not a new idea. It’s the way much of humanity has handled its end-of-life rituals for several thousand years until the advent of the modern cemetery/funeral industry.

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