Your Green Burial Planning Guide-2

1 Copyright* *2015,* Green * Burial *Council,* !1" your Green Burial Planning guide "!"!Identify! your !Environmental!Aims!The "ranking"of"these"environmental"benefits "can"be"used"to"ensure" your "final"arrang ements"are"reflective"of"the"environment al"considerations"most"important"to"you. "Environmental"benefits"that"mean"the"mo st"to"me"in"order"of"importance"are:"(#1 $most$important,$#4$least$important)""#" Conservation"of"natural"resources""#"Red uction"of"carbon"emissions""#"Protection "of"worker"health""#"Preservation/restor ation"of"habitat""Identify! your !Economic !Aims!#"Forgo"viewing"#"Eliminate"the"va ult"#"Opportunity"to"put"a"second"body"i n"the"grave"#"Simple"casket"or"shroud""I dentify! your !Spiritual!Aims!#"Family"mem bers"at"graveside"to"view""#"Participati on"of"family/friends,"encouraging"ritual "#"Creating"an"authentic"religious"exper ience""#"Making"a"spiritual"connection"w ith"nature,"acknowledging"the"life"cycle ""Designate!a!Funeral!Service!

2 Provider!My"preference"is"to"have"my"fun eral"coordinated"by:""A"funeral"establis hment"belonging"to"the" Green " Burial "Coun cil s"network"of"approved"providers"prepared "to"conduct"my" Green " Burial *"Contact$inf ormation:$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$"A" family"member/friend"whom"I"have"chosen" to"handle"my"arrangements**"Contact$info rmation:$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$"Oth er"(Explain$relationship;$if$applicable, $indicate$location$of$ your $Designated$Ag ent$documentation)$Contact$information:$ $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$Copyright* *2015,* Green * Burial *Council,* !2"*If$you$have$prearrangements$with$a$f uneral$home$that$is$not$a$part$of$the$Gr een$ Burial $Council$list$of$approved$prov iders,$discuss$ your $intentions$with$ your $funeral$director$to$determine$if$they$c an$meet$ your $needs.$The$ Green $ Burial $Cou ncil$is$happy$to$assist$the$funeral$home $in$understanding$the$procedures$for$fac ilitating$a$ Green $ Burial .$$**$Please$che ck$to$ensure$that$ your $state$allows$for$ a$funeral$to$be$facilitated$without$a$li censed$funeral$director.

3 $As$of$2012$the$list$of$states$that$requ ire$families$to$use$a$licensed$funeral$d irector$are$as$follows:$CT,$IA,$IL,$IN,$ LA,$MI,$NE,$NJ,$and$NY.$""How!I!Want!My! Body!Prepared!I"approve"of"the"following "practices/products"to"temporarily"prese rve"my"body"after"my"death:"""Dry"Ice""" TechniPice"or"ice"packs"""Refrigeration" ""Topical"application"( "sprays,"compounds)"using"nontoxic,"esse ntial"oils"""Topical"application"and/or" internal"injection"(excluding"arterial"i njection)"using"nontoxic,"essential"oils """Topical"application"and/or"internal"i njection"(including"arterial"injection)" using"nontoxic,"essential"oils"""Choosin g!My! Burial !Container!My"preference"is"f or"one"of"the"following"GBC"approved:""" Casket"""Shroud"""Urn""I"wish"to"have"my " Burial "container"obtained"from:"""Other "(Explain)"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Designing!My!Funeral!Service!My"preferen ce"is"for"a:"""Private"open"casket"funer al"""Private"closed"casket"funeral"""Pub lic"open"casket"funeral"""Public"closed" casket"funeral"""Public"closed"casket"fu neral"with"a"private"viewing"of"my"body" prior"to"the"funeral"""Public"closed"cas ket"funeral"with"a"private"viewing"of"my "body"after"the"funeral"""Other"(Explain )"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""My"prefere nce"is"to"have:"""A"graveside"funeral"on ly""Copyright* *2015,* Green * Burial *Council,* !

4 3"""A"funeral"at"my"home"""A"funeral"at" the"funeral"home"handling"my"arrangement s"(identified$above)"""A"funeral"at"the" following"specified"location:"""Other"(E xplain)""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""Whe re!I!Wish!to!Be!Buried!""I"have"made"arr angements"for" Burial "at"""""""""""Contac t$information$$$$$$$$$$$$$$""I"have"not" made"arrangements"for" Burial "at"a"cemete ry""""I"would"like"to"be"buried"on"my"pr operty"(at$the$location$identified$on$th e$map$attached$to$this$document)"and"hav e"verified"with"my"local" Planning /zoning "board"that" Burial "is"allowed"to"take"pl ace"on"this"property"Other"(Explain)"""" """""""""""""""""""""""""""My"contingenc y"plan"in"case"there"are"no" Green " Burial "grounds"in"or"near"my"community"is"to"h ave"my"body"transported"to:"""A"GBC"appr oved" Burial "ground"within"1000"miles"of" my"home"""A"GBC"approved" Burial "ground"w ithin"500"miles"of"my"home"""A"GBC"appro ved" Burial "ground"within"100"miles"of"my "home"""Other$(Explain)""""""""""""""""" """""""""""""Marking!

5 My!Grave!I"would"like"to"have:*"""A"tree "as"a"marker"""No"marker"on"top"of"my"gr ave"""A"rock"as"a"marker"""My"name"liste d"on"a"central/memorial"marker"""Wildflo wers"or"native"plants"planted"on"top"of" my"grave"instead"of"a"marker"""A"rock"as "a"marker"engraved"with"the"following"wo rds:""""""""""""""""""""""""Other"(Expla in)"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""$*Please $be$advised$that$these$choices$will$not$ be$available$at$all$cemeteries.$Please$c ontact$individual$cemeteries$to$determin e$which$options$are$available.$""!!Copyr ight*