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