Here's today's challenge:
Though it may be challenging to contemplate, think about greening your "final arrangements". Visit http://www.greenamerica.org or http://www.greenburials.org for more information.
Until tomorrow ...
WE'RE CHANGING THE WORLD ... ONE CHALLENGE AT A TIME!
:) good topic! I tweeted about this yesterday.
ReplyDeleteI have a friend who is a funeral director and very involved in the Green Burial Portland movement.
Here is a link to a good article to help your readers think about this topic:
ReplyDeletehttp://livinggreenmag.com/2012/01/24/lifestyle-choices/meeting-the-green-reaper-natural-burial-favored-by-seniors-gives-families-an-intimate-experience/
And I am that friend who is a funeral director and very involved in the Green Burial Portland movement. I love your daily challenge -- fantastic!
ReplyDeleteHere are some steps in the right direction:
SIX WAYS TO HAVE A GREEN BURIAL
1. Choose a locally sourced, all-wood casket without metal hardware, finished in natural oil and with a natural, biodegradable interior and bedding. A biodegradable shroud inside a cardboard coffin is an alternative.
2. Ask for non-toxic, organic embalming fluid, or insist on none at all (this may limit the viewing period because embalming slows decomposition).
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3. Donate your organs.
4. Insist on no concrete vault or grave liner. Ask about using an indigenous rock or planting a shrub as a marker.
5. For cremation, ask that your dental fillings be removed to prevent mercury from entering the atmosphere.
6. Request a donation to a land conservation organization instead of flowers.
Again, great post.
Elizabeth Fournier
Cornerstone Funeral Services
Boring, Oregon
www.cornerstonefuneral.com