natural burial - what & why?
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Helpful in making informative decisions concerning death care and what is done with the bodies of the deceasedTRANSCRIPT
Natural Burials in Green Cemeteries: Reuniting People with the Environment
Burial choicesFamily empowermentLand protectionOpen discussion
Burial through the Ages
Civil War Era
High Tech Disposal Options
Promession (freeze dry)
Resomation (alkaline hydrolysis)
Burial at Sea
Funeral Pyre (open burning)
Other options in some areas
Evergreen CemeterySoutheast Gainesville
Religion-affiliated cemeteries
Cemetery businesses
Embalming / Vault Burials (per year)• 1.6 million tons concrete• 104,000 tons of steel• 2,700 tons copper/bronze• 827,000 gallons formaldehyde• Worker/groundwater impacts• Costs consumer: $6,000 - $10,000
Environmental Impacts of Conventional Burial
Source: Casket & Funeral Association of America and Cremation Association of America
• Releases pollutants such as mercury and greenhouse gases
• Fossil fuel for 1400o F. for 2 hours• 32% of U.S. burials in 2005,
more than 50% in Florida• Costs consumer: $1,000 - $5,000
Environmental Impacts of Cremation
Source: Cremation Association of America
Conservation Burial:• Protects land in perpetuity• Accomplishes ecological restoration• Funds further land acquisition• Costs consumer: $2000 for cemetery costs
Source: Green Burial Council
Finding Harmony with Nature
Green Burial Council
Three certification levels:
Hybrid Burial Grounds
Green Burial Council
Three certification levels:
Hybrid Burial Grounds
Natural Burial Grounds
Green Burial Council
Three certification levels:
Hybrid Burial Grounds
Natural Burial Grounds
Conservation Burial Grounds
Green Burial Council
Three certification levels:
Hybrid Burial Grounds
Natural Burial Grounds
Conservation Burial Grounds
Prairie Creek Conservation Cemetery is the first certified cemetery in Florida
Green Burial in other places
Ramsey Creek Preserve –Memorial Ecosystems, SC
Foxfield Preserve, Ohio
Glendale Memorial Preserve, near DeFuniak Springs,
Florida
Prairie Creek Conservation Cemetery
Service of Blessing – October, 2010
First burial: Dr. Kathy Cantwell July, 2010
CONSERVATION & RESTORATION
PRAIRIE CREEK CONSERVATION CEMETERY
Biodegradable Burial Containers
Professional funeral director Family or friend as Acting Funeral Director
Prairie Creek Conservation Cemetery
Prairie Creek Conservation Cemetery
Costs:
Human burial . . . . . . . . . . $2000Cremated remains . . . . . . $ 250Pet remains . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 100 - $400 (based on size)
Prices include opening and closing, grave marker, and all proceeds go for perpetual land management and acquisition of additional conservation lands.
Prices do not include: transport to the cemetery, optional funeral director services, and optional rental of Lodge
The mission of CONSERVATION BURIAL, INC.
is to promote natural burial practices
in cemeteries that conserve land and
re-unite people with the environment.
Website:www.ConservationBurialinc.org
CONSERVATION BURIAL, INC.
DIRECTORS Allan Moynihan, President
Sven Hanson, Vice President
Susan Marynowski, Secretary
Robert Hutchinson, Treasurer
Laurie Jennings, Board member
Mickey Milam, Board member
Jim Wagner, Board member
ADVISORSTom Ankersen, Advisor
Fred Cantrell, Advisor
Donna Isaacs, Advisor
LoraKim Joyner, Advisor
Larry Schwandes, Advisor
Gardner, Bist, Wiener, Wadsworth, & Bowden, PA – Legal counsel
QUESTIONS & DISCUSSION
Freddie Johnson, Executive DirectorPRAIRIE CREEK CONSERVATION CEMETERY7204 SE County Road 234Gainesville, FL 32641(352) 317-7307www.ConservationBurialinc.org