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What is a green burial?The deceased body lies in the earth in a vault free grave. Embalming, which is not required for burial, green or otherwise, is avoided. No toxic chemicals, metal caskets or concrete containers are used. The deceased is buried in a cloth shroud or a simple bio-degradable casket. Green Burials are located in specialized areas of traditional cemeteries, in wooded settings of natural cemeteries or on private land. Native field stones set flush to the ground function as headstones. Markers may be shrubs, trees, flowers or by Global Position System (GPS).
Why have a green burial? To encourage land preservation, a green cemetery creates no waste and encourages natural beauty while recycling and saving our lands for future generations. A green cemetery allows nature to take it's course. Planting native trees, shrubs and flowers in your loved one's honor promotes habitat restoration. What does a green burial look like? Typically the grave is dug by hand to a depth of three to four feet. Once the casket or shrouded body is laid to rest, the grave is filled with soil and mounded above ground. The mound allows for the natural settling and flattening of the earth that occurs over time. A marker may or may not be placed on the grave. Some cemeteries have a professional dug the grave with minimal disturbs to the land. Can a burial still be "green" if a vault is required? Yes. You can ask the cemetery to invert the vault. This causes the bottom of the grave to be exposed to the earth, while the top of the grave has the concrete top. (Visualize an inverted, empty shoebox without its lid.) This is a common request and "green" solution, as several religious traditions already require the body to be buried in touch with the earth.
Natural Cemeteries 40060 Highway 83 Swan Lake, MT Email: greenburial@naturalcemeteriesmt.com Phone: (406) 754-0136
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