http://www.naturalburial.coop/2007/12/10/biodegradable-coffins/ Sat, 31 Jul 2010 21:17:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.2 http://www.naturalburial.coop/2007/12/10/biodegradable-coffins/#comment-343 Denise Sat, 14 Jun 2008 18:53:56 +0000 http://www.naturalburial.coop/2007/12/10/biodegradable-coffins/#comment-343 I am very pleased to know that there is now a source whereby my family can fulfill my desire to have a "natural burial" according to my personal values. It's time has come. I believe many people will begin to see the beauty of this concept. Thank you for pioneering this paradigm. I am very pleased to know that there is now a source whereby my family can fulfill my desire to have a “natural burial” according to my personal values. It’s time has come. I believe many people will begin to see the beauty of this concept. Thank you for pioneering this paradigm.

]]> http://www.naturalburial.coop/2007/12/10/biodegradable-coffins/#comment-19 Stephen Zeigler Sat, 29 Dec 2007 00:51:54 +0000 http://www.naturalburial.coop/2007/12/10/biodegradable-coffins/#comment-19 Well, I'm not really sure that "green" burials are a new phenomenon. I reckon that for centuries we did "plant 'em and forget 'em" in Western culture. Then came Christianity and concern for the mortal soul. At best, we do find monuments galore in remembrance of the renown, but for us lesser mortals----not so much. I certainly prefer the passage to go sans chemicals pumped in my body and my entrails, etc. removed to make me "look like I'm only sleeping". I would like to go with the original parts with which I arrived. Cremation seemed the only choice for me, but planting me in a cardboard container and returning to the earth naturally appeals to me---just no planting someone on top of me 20-30 years later. I won't rest eternally in a condo or apartment! Well, I’m not really sure that “green” burials are a new phenomenon. I reckon that for centuries we did “plant ‘em and forget ‘em” in Western culture. Then came Christianity and concern for the mortal soul. At best, we do find monuments galore in remembrance of the renown, but for us lesser mortals—-not so much. I certainly prefer the passage to go sans chemicals pumped in my body and my entrails, etc. removed to make me “look like I’m only sleeping”. I would like to go with the original parts with which I arrived. Cremation seemed the only choice for me, but planting me in a cardboard container and returning to the earth naturally appeals to me—just no planting someone on top of me 20-30 years later. I won’t rest eternally in a condo or apartment!

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