“Green” burials growing in popularity
Environmental News NetworkPosted: July 3rd, 2006 by Thomas L. Knapp
“At Greensprings, where a plot costs $500 plus a $350 fee to dig the grave, bodies cannot be embalmed or otherwise chemically preserved. They must be buried in biodegradable caskets without linings or metal ornamentation. The cemetery suggests locally harvested woods, wicker or cloth shrouds. Concrete or steel burial vaults are not allowed. Nor are standing monuments, upright tombstones or statues. Only flat, natural fieldstones are permitted as grave markers (they can be engraved). Shrubs or trees are preferred. And only one person is allowed in each 15-foot-by-15-foot plot.” (07/03/06)
