Green burial?

Emma,
My family buries our Loved ones old school. We are Indian (Native American, we are not politically correct), and when one passes on, once the coroner has declared their death, the next morning early a hole is dug, they are wrapped in blankets, and they are lowered in a hole, and covered, two large sticks are stuck in the ground for a marker and that is how we go about it. No embalming, no funeral directors, no services unless the person wanted something said. And we have a family cemetery that we all will go in, on our property. To me this seems easier on the ones left behind to be able to begin healing quicker rather than waiting for a long drawn out process.
However for my Dad, My DH and i made a marker with his name and such, as I will also for my Mom. But usually no headstones are made, just markers.

Any kind of funeral and burial will cost a fortune--a minimum of $8,000 (more or less); public viewings are illegal without embalming fluid due to risk of infection. The only more affordable means of disposing of remains is through cremation. In Florida they put the body in deep freeze for 72 hours before cremation. While this sounds pretty ugly, so is burial. I got my mom cremated for $800. I did not like that, but a burial of any kind would have cost about $8,000 and that's a dirt cheap one. When a person dies, they are gone. So funerals are really for the living. If money is an issue, burials will put a person into debt very quickly. I paid homage to my mom every single day while she was alive and took care of her every need and I made her very comfortable. So when she died, I felt I did my duty without a single regret. And I just have to move on with my own life because that is exactly what she wanted.

Yes, just yesterday in our church we began a “green” funeral/burial for one of our members. It does save a lot of money, but I’d rather talk about the other benefits: the love and care shown toward the deceased person and the family when church members lovingly, prayerfully, and respectfully prepare the body (and have a family member participate if they wish); the growth in closeness to God when we realize that each one of us will reach the place where the deceased person is now (physical death); the spiritual benefit of hearing Psalms spoken at vigil until the time for the funeral to start. Then the funeral service itself has such an impact on our spirits and souls. Next, the solemn procession with hymns sung as we walk to the cemetery (next to our church) and again seeing the reality of life/death as we commit our loved one to God into the earth, say farewell, and then watch or participate in the awesome shoveling of the earth back into the grave. All of this is surrounded in constant prayers (and silently within our hearts).
Yesterday we prepared the body of a sweet lady, where she lies now before the Royal doors of our church altar. This morning will be the funeral. After the burial we will have a mercy meal which we began preparing last night.

it is a privilege to be part of this whole thing. It draws us closer to each other, helps us to live considerately toward one another and to evaluate where our values lie in this world.
I wholeheartedly endorse green burial. More details of the whole process can be found on the website WWW.ACHRISTIANENDING.COM. There is also a book written with specific instructions, which our church has followed. My best to you!

The lawyer who did our will and other documents died recently. He was buried in a wicker basket in a casket shape, no embalming. The family honored his request in this. There was only one local cemetery that would allow his burial on their grounds.
I fully agree with those who despise the funeral industry. I’ve seen them prey on people at their most vulnerable time. I hated my mother’s funeral, it was handled by my dad who loves a big funeral. I spent the day repeating under my breath “can this just end?” Loved my mother dearly, still miss her daily, just didn’t need the production

My whole birth family had the big Catholic funerals, layouts and all that jazz. Having left the church some time ago I opted to be of some help after I was gone. So I chose to donate my body to the U.C. (Cincinnati) Med School. No muss, no fuss, no cost. The even cremate you for your family before your return. My granddaughter who is in charge of all that stuff says she is going to plant me with a tree. Fine with me!

I watch a lot of Acorn TV which most is filmed in England. When they have a funeral, the coffin is like those old pine boxes. Maybe with a little finish.

You need to check ur state laws but I don't think you need to be embalmed. Just may have to have the funeral right away. You don't need a viewing or a service as such. I see more and more people having graveside services. The coffin doesn't have to be water proof since by law (were I live anyway because of the water table) the grave has to have a liner. I see more and more cremation with a Memorial service at a different time. You don't even need a funeral director according to a TV show I watched. It can be done like it was years ago.

Me, still deciding about cremation. I do know I do not want a viewing or a service. If I am buried, just a graveside service.

Caitlin Doughty is a very non-traditional mortician who has a whole series of YouTube videos where she answers questions about the death industry clearly and completely. I can't recommend her videos enough. Anyone who has any questions about the funeral industry, what happens after death or what your options are, please take a look at her video list and watch a few . This one is her ECO-DEATH TAKEOVER: Changing the Funeral Industry video.
She explains the differences in traditional and other options for burials.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pWo2-LHwGMM

This site has good links too.
http://www.orderofthegooddeath.com/naturalburial

My daughter wants to be a tree.

https://www.thelivingurn.com/pages/tree-zip-code?gclid=Cj0KCQjw6KrtBRDLARIsAKzvQIF5-NjrmcrKVA4wndEKR0iBPD48JMk8dqcHg2EUlWmVzdePPzb4di4aArh2EALw_wcB

Why not? There is so much waste in this world. So many unnatural chemicals everywhere. So much pollution. I hate it. Our sea life is destroyed on a daily basis. I avoid as much plastic crap as I can. I prefer glass or stainless steel.

I think a green funeral sounds lovely.

I used to tell my love ones to deal with my body any way they wished. Now,after FIL had cremation and no visitation, just some prayer before receiving the ashes, I'm telling them to do that. It was not stressful, not expensive, and just a nice thing. Also,the first price for cremation was between 3K and 4K. When we said that we would go elsewhere, the price came down to $1100.
As for the green aspect, I like the idea of being buried under a tree.
I always tell my DH that I will honor him by taking his ashes on a first class flight to one of his faraway favorite places. He says he would rather do that before he is ashes!