A 'Green Burial' Basic Terminology guide
from " Seven Ponds
~ Embracing the End-of-Life Experience"
Seven Ponds is an excellent resource. They describe themselves as a group of creative and passionate San Francisco Bay Area locals who came together to build a company around the inevitability that each and every one of us must face, death."
This terminology is also used and accepted in Canada.
Conservation Burial
A green burial on a so-called Conservation Burial Site, that is, land that is protected by an independent steward, such as a land trust, which oversees the conservation easement and performs ongoing monitoring and reporting.
Conservation Burial Ground
Highest level of certification by the Green Burial Council. Along with meeting the requirements for a Natural Burial Ground, the area must protect an area of land and further the goal of land conservation.
Cremation
Incineration of remains, within a specially designed furnace, at temperatures ranging from 1400°F to 2000°F for 2 to 3 hours, followed by the pulverizing of the remaining bone-ash fragments into a uniform size and consistency.
Green Burial/Natural Burial
Method of burial that does not inhibit decomposition and furthers conservation of the area. Embalming and use of other chemicals are not permitted, and the body is wrapped in a shroud, enclosed in a biodegradable casket, or buried with neither.
Green Cemetery
Site for green or natural burial. No permanent structures (i.e. headstones, paved roads, mausoleums) are added to the site, in order to conserve the natural landscape. The Green Burial Council specifies three levels of conservation for green cemeteries: hybrid burial ground, natural burial ground, and conservation burial ground.
When someone you love dies in rural BC ~ what are your options?
Burial and cremation are the two options we currently have in BC. Our population is aging and, naturally, dying.
Why I care about having a beautiful and sacred place to remember our beloved dead.