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Green burials make sense

  • June 28, 2005

Guelph Tribune. (letter)
I was interested in the discussion at Woodlawn Memorial Park of making burials green (Tribune, June 17).
A major reason that I long ago determined that I wanted my body cremated has to do with our burial customs. When an animal dies in the forest, if its body is not eaten by a predator […]

Thinking Outside the Box

  • June 24, 2005

Guelph landscape architect proposes an ecologically sound `green’ cemetery
By Thana Dharmarajah, Guelph Mercury
Picture a cemetery where the grass and wildflowers are unkempt. Imagine headstones replaced by tree plantings or inscribed rocks. A Guelph landscape architect is proposing to launch a “green” cemetery at a time when people beginning to think outside the box for ways […]

Auckland natural cemetery site search (New Zealand)

  • June 24, 2005

Scoop Independent News
Prompted by the looming cemetery space shortage, Natural Burials has announced that it is looking for sites in Auckland to turn into natural cemeteries. The not for profit organisation has today issued a call to Aucklanders for offers of land larger than 10 acres that could be turned into a natural cemetery.

Outside the Box (video)

  • June 22, 2005

By CBC Newsworld
A regional special that looks at the Canadian funeral industry and culture. Mike Salisbury discusses the issues with developing a natural burial ground in Canada.

You can go to your grave green

  • June 17, 2005

Guelph Tribune
Woodlawn Memorial Park is looking at offering environmentally friendly green burials, a trend that cemetery general manager Paul Taylor says is “going around the world.”