Natural burial

[mystimorn]

Natural Burial Association

Till I read about this in Canadian Geographic I didn't know this concept existed. I am still researching it , trying to find out how it was received in other countries and such. It is something that interests me and in more than one way makes a lot of sense.
So I wanted to see what other peoples opinions may be about this. Whether you agree, disagree with this practice or it is something to think about for you I would like to hear your opinions, pros and cons etc.
Thank you
Mysti

 

[Goober]

Natural Burial Association

Till I read about this in Canadian Geographic I didn't know this concept existed. I am still researching it , trying to find out how it was received in other countries and such. It is something that interests me and in more than one way makes a lot of sense.
So I wanted to see what other peoples opinions may be about this. Whether you agree, disagree with this practice or it is something to think about for you I would like to hear your opinions, pros and cons etc.
Thank you
Mysti

Watched a program on it a few years back - It is growing - I like the idea myself - But i would like a little placque/ stone to say this is who i was and where I went - something for family -

 

[lone wolf]

How do they get around the regs?

Me? I want to be cremated and my ashes mixed in equal measure with aged manure and peat moss. Transplant into the mix one healthy specimen of happy weed and keep it attended - away from the boys. A few months later, hold a memorial service and everyone can have a toot on me....

 

[JLM]

How do they get around the regs?

Me? I want to be cremated and my ashes mixed in equal measure with aged manure and peat moss. Transplant into the mix one healthy specimen of happy weed and keep it attended - away from the boys. A few months later, hold a memorial service and everyone can have a toot on me....

I want to be dropped on ice for posterity. :smile:

 

[Cliffy]

Why do we have to be interred in some money making scheme like that? Why can't our remains just be dropped in a hole out in the woods? Why do we need a biodegradable casket? Actually, why can we have our body just dumped in the woods so the coyotes and ravens can have a feast on the carcass?

 

[JLM]

Why do we have to be interred in some money making scheme like that? Why can't our remains just be dropped in a hole out in the woods? Why do we need a biodegradable casket? Actually, why can we have our body just dumped in the woods so the coyotes and ravens can have a feast on the carcass?

Do you think coyotes and ravens could digest old pieces of "boot leather"?

 

[Cliffy]

Do you think coyotes and ravens could digest old pieces of "boot leather"?

Hell, if they can rip the hide off a moose, I doubt our old carcasses will cause them much grief.

 

[Goober]

How do they get around the regs?

Me? I want to be cremated and my ashes mixed in equal measure with aged manure and peat moss. Transplant into the mix one healthy specimen of happy weed and keep it attended - away from the boys. A few months later, hold a memorial service and everyone can have a toot on me....

The program i watched was about burial in the US - As no preservatives are used, the body decomposes rather quickly. I see that it will become quite common in my opinion - respect for nature - And in the next few years you will see more of them.

Preservation of corpses really came into play during the US Civil War - Transporting bodies home for burial.

Think of a nature area where you have not poisoned something, But i would like a little plaque, grave stone to mark my passing.

 

[Ron in Regina]

Natural Burial Association

Till I read about this in Canadian Geographic I didn't know this concept existed. I am still researching it , trying to find out how it was received in other countries and such. It is something that interests me and in more than one way makes a lot of sense.
So I wanted to see what other peoples opinions may be about this. Whether you agree, disagree with this practice or it is something to think about for you I would like to hear your opinions, pros and cons etc.
Thank you
Mysti

This is the part of the LINK that I have to go, "Huh..." over:

We are asking for donations, which will be recognized as follows:

$100 member
$500 friend
$1,000 supporter

 

[Bar Sinister]

I Came across this idea a year or so ago. It is an interesting concept and much easier on the environment than most other methods of disposing of the dead. Of course, there is always Soylent Green.

 

[karrie]

Why do we have to be interred in some money making scheme like that? Why can't our remains just be dropped in a hole out in the woods? Why do we need a biodegradable casket? Actually, why can we have our body just dumped in the woods so the coyotes and ravens can have a feast on the carcass?

Because police investigations, into where the femur out in the woods came from, get expensive.

 

[Jabberwock]

I first heard about it when I was watching Six Feet Under, one of the characters is buried just wrapped in a linen cloth.

There's a "green" burial site in victoria: http://www.robp.ca/our-services/natural-green-burial/

It seems like a new idea, but it's really just returning to the way things were done pre-embalming, and in some cases "green" burials haven't stopped. One example is Jewish burials:

Dead bodies may not be cremated, and burial takes place as soon as possible after death. Embalming and the removal of organs and fluids is prohibited, although there are allowances for autopsies and organ donation. The former can be done if it would save a life or if local law requires it; the latter may be done since the organ's eventual burial will fulfill the requirement to bury the entire body.
Open caskets are forbidden by Jewish law, as it would be disrespectful to allow any enemies of the dead to view them in their helpless state. Bodies are buried in a simple linen shroud, so that the poor will not receive less honor than the rich. The body is also wrapped in a tallit.
Coffins are not required, and are not used in Israel. If they are used, holes must be drilled into them to allow contact with the earth. A handful of earth from Israel is thrown in the casket with the body by a family member. These practices are intended to put the body in the closest contact with the earth as possible, and reflect the belief that the dead will rise in Israel in the messianic age.

(from http://www.religionfacts.com/judaism/cycle/death.htm)

A newer burial custom that is being discussed is dissolving the body in Lye: A rival to burial: Dissolving bodies with lye - U.S. news - Life - msnbc.com. Doesn't appeal to me personally.

I would personally like to be sent to Davy Jones Locker- wrapped in a sail and buried at sea. I know that's not likely to actually happen, so a natural or Jewish funeral is what I'll probably end up with. I'd like my dust to really return to dust, and not just lie around moldering in a cement box.

 

[karrie]

I can't stand the idea of rotting, and I equally can't stand the idea of being embalmed. Burn me as soon as possible please.

 

[Cliffy]

I can't stand the idea of rotting, and I equally can't stand the idea of being embalmed. Burn me as soon as possible please.

You mean like now or after you're toast?

 

[Praxius]

Why do we have to be interred in some money making scheme like that? Why can't our remains just be dropped in a hole out in the woods? Why do we need a biodegradable casket? Actually, why can we have our body just dumped in the woods so the coyotes and ravens can have a feast on the carcass?

That's how I see it.... for a number of years now I've been considering something like this, but not for petty environmental reasons/excuses..... more so because of my own personal beliefs on passing to the afterlife being connected to how long it takes for my body to decompose.... that and I don't like the idea of being buried in a casket mummified with chemicals and parts of my body being removed...... nor do I like the idea of being burned to ashes.

I already escaped burning to death as a child, I don't need to go through that crap again.

My original idea was renting a catapult, have family and friends say a few words and then randomly fling my carcass into the forest somewhere...... with any luck, right in the middle of a family camping...... but the point being to return my body back to nature and let nature take its course the way it should.

 

[taxslave]

My wife wants a traditional burial in a tree. Told her it is probably illegal now since there is no way for the parasites to get their pound of flesh. pun intended. I want science to take what they can from my poor old carcass, barbeque the rest and spread the ashes over Johnstone Straight. This is free and wastes no land.

When my father died they insisted that the casket had to have a fiberglass case. How dumb is that?

 

[Jroc]

Just toss me in the woods somewhere and let nature take its course. Any other way seems unnatural to me.

 

[karrie]

You mean like now or after you're toast?

preferably after.

 

[taxslave]

I already escaped burning to death as a child, I don't need to go through that crap again.


The normal way is to wait until after you croak before the barbeque. ALthough there may very well be some yuppies that do not wish to wait that long to collect their inheritance.

 

[Bar Sinister]

You mean like now or after you're toast?

I expect burning her would make her toast. Frankly, after I'm dead I really don't much care what is done with my corpse.