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| Friday, May 09, 2008 |
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No embalming necessary: 'Green cemetery' rises
By Kimberley Campbell @ 12:00 PM :: 0 Views ::
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On his 66th birthday last May, Harry E. Echols learned he had esophageal cancer.
The prognosis was grim enough that Echols decided against treatment that might only slow the inevitable. With the help of his sister, Janet Ferguson, the Atlanta man began putting his affairs in order and arranging his funeral.
Echols never liked the idea of an embalmed body lying in a casket, a semblance of a former self, displayed for grieving family and friends. Cremation didn't appeal to him, either.
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| Thursday, February 28, 2008 |
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New Book Featuring Conservation Burial
By Kimberley Campbell @ 9:00 AM :: 199 Views ::
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"Grave Matters follows a dozen such families who found in “green” burial a more natural, more economic and ultimately more meaningful alternative to the tired and toxic send-off on offer at the local funeral parlor."
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| Thursday, February 21, 2008 |
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Memorial Ecosystems Featured on MSN Lifestyles
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A loved one has died and you’re faced with the delicate decision of honoring their remains. Will it be an “ashes to ashes” cremation, which would save space on our overcrowded planet? Or will you go with a traditional “dust to dust” burial—and return your loved one to Mother Earth? If you think either of these choices are 100 percent environmentally friendly, think again.
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| Tuesday, February 19, 2008 |
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| Thursday, March 01, 2007 |
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Ramsey Creek Expanding
By Administrator Account @ 1:30 PM :: 3245 Views ::
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While it will take at least 80 clients to assure that the acreage is permanently protected, Dr. Garland Johnson, Nellie Campbell, and Dr. Billy and Kimberley Campbell have secured the 38 acres and one half mile of Ramsey Creek frontage immediately adjacent to the north end of the RCP. The agreement with the land-owner also provides us with an option to secure 25 acres across the creek. The property will need to be debt free before it can become a part of the RCP (and thus permanently protected); Memorial Ecosystems is mounting a campaign to make sure that happens. During the winter months, the southern end of the property is easily visible from the North Ridge Trail-in some areas it is not much more than 100 feet from the ridge top. Development of the tract for housing or as a cattle farm would have spoiled the beauty and intimacy of one of the prettiest places in the RCP. The addition means that the RCP will bring the total riparian area protection to 3/4th mile.
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| Monday, January 15, 2007 |
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Preserve offers natural burial sites
By Site Editor @ 7:00 AM :: 3035 Views ::
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Instead of an ornate tombstone, Sam and Eva Pratt have chosen a stately white oak to mark their final resting place. They've opted for patches of wildflowers and ferns to carpet their gravesite, instead of neatly manicured turf...
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| Thursday, May 18, 2006 |
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Old Newsletter Articles volume 1
By Administrator Account @ 2:09 PM :: 1354 Views ::
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These are selected articles from the old newsletter, from 1998-2001.
Contents:
Rest in Perpetual Wilderness-Article about where the idea came from
Is Natural Burial Strange?
Interment-Related Soil Disturbance in a Green Cemetery and Natural Soil Disturbance in Forest Ecosystems
Funeral Rituals
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