http://www.naturalburial.coop/2008/05/28/natural-burial-the-ultimate-in-recycling-2/ Sat, 31 Jul 2010 21:33:25 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.2 http://www.naturalburial.coop/2008/05/28/natural-burial-the-ultimate-in-recycling-2/#comment-519 Michael Fri, 10 Apr 2009 19:35:46 +0000 http://www.naturalburial.coop/2008/05/28/natural-burial-the-ultimate-in-recycling-2/#comment-519 In Siskiyou County, California, some folks are making hand-made cremation balls, or funerary balls out of moss and natural materials. You place the ashes inside, and place it somewhere to biodegrade naturally. A very green way to go. I do not have the website, but if I find it, I will post it here for others. In Siskiyou County, California, some folks are making hand-made cremation balls, or funerary balls out of moss and natural materials. You place the ashes inside, and place it somewhere to biodegrade naturally. A very green way to go. I do not have the website, but if I find it, I will post it here for others.

]]> http://www.naturalburial.coop/2008/05/28/natural-burial-the-ultimate-in-recycling-2/#comment-367 Richard J. Johnson Tue, 19 Aug 2008 03:10:53 +0000 http://www.naturalburial.coop/2008/05/28/natural-burial-the-ultimate-in-recycling-2/#comment-367 A small but important point: recycling the dead is not really the "ultimate" way of treating the dead, but rather, the "basic" way.(Consider the biomass that Mother Nature has recycled since the very beginning of planet Earth.) A small but important point: recycling the dead is not really the “ultimate” way of treating the dead, but rather, the “basic” way.(Consider the biomass that Mother Nature has recycled since the very beginning of planet Earth.)

]]> http://www.naturalburial.coop/2008/05/28/natural-burial-the-ultimate-in-recycling-2/#comment-349 Len Hamilton Wed, 09 Jul 2008 17:08:17 +0000 http://www.naturalburial.coop/2008/05/28/natural-burial-the-ultimate-in-recycling-2/#comment-349 This sounds like one of those "Why didn't somebody think of this before?" concepts. Fact is, this is how burials were done for thousands of years, prior to community health concerns and a burgeoning "clean" (and very profitable!) burial industry. What's "clean" about creating mini-toxic waste sites? Especially when they are lumped together en masse? Natural burial gives back, rather than takes from, the environment. And, consider a visit to your forebears' final resting place; in a congested, toxicity-proven "beautiful" landfill, which requires tons of additional chemicals to maintain that "beauty" - or on a rolling hillside, maybe near a stream or someplace in the mountains, overlooking true scenic beauty? It's a question that is almost too easily asked to be taken seriously, I believe you will have to admit. As I research the sensibility of natural, clean burial, I will be posting results on my family of Internet information domains. Thank you to the folks at The Centre for Natural Burial for a lucid and thought-provoking look at cherishing the memorie3s of our departed friends and family, while reducing the negative impact upon our planet. Saving a few coins in the process is a bonus, suitable for all kinds of purposes related to our families, their education, and lots more. Sincerely, Len Hamilton (Northern New York, USA) This sounds like one of those “Why didn’t somebody think of this before?” concepts. Fact is, this is how burials were done for thousands of years, prior to community health concerns and a burgeoning “clean” (and very profitable!) burial industry. What’s “clean” about creating mini-toxic waste sites? Especially when they are lumped together en masse?
Natural burial gives back, rather than takes from, the environment. And, consider a visit to your forebears’ final resting place; in a congested, toxicity-proven “beautiful” landfill, which requires tons of additional chemicals to maintain that “beauty” - or on a rolling hillside, maybe near a stream or someplace in the mountains, overlooking true scenic beauty? It’s a question that is almost too easily asked to be taken seriously, I believe you will have to admit.
As I research the sensibility of natural, clean burial, I will be posting results on my family of Internet information domains.
Thank you to the folks at The Centre for Natural Burial for a lucid and thought-provoking look at cherishing the memorie3s of our departed friends and family, while reducing the negative impact upon our planet. Saving a few coins in the process is a bonus, suitable for all kinds of purposes related to our families, their education, and lots more.
Sincerely, Len Hamilton (Northern New York, USA)

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