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!

2 A! funeral !Service!Provider!My"preference "is"to"have"my" funeral "coordinated"by:"" A" funeral "establishment"belonging"to"the " Green " Burial "Council 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.

3 $The$ Green $ Burial $Council$is$happy$to$as sist$the$ funeral $home$in$understanding$t he$procedures$for$facilitating$a$ Green $b urial.$$**$Please$check$to$ensure$that$y our$state$allows$for$a$ funeral $to$be$fac ilitated$without$a$licensed$ funeral $dire ctor.$As$of$2012$the$list$of$states$that $require$families$to$use$a$licensed$fune ral$director$are$as$follows:$CT,$IA,$IL, $IN,$LA,$MI,$NE,$NJ,$and$NY.$""How!I!Wan t!My!Body!Prepared!I"approve"of"the"foll owing"practices/products"to"temporarily" preserve"my"body"after"my"death:"""Dry"I ce"""TechniPice"or"ice"packs"""Refrigera tion"""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!

4 My! Burial !Container!My"preference"is"for "one"of"the"following"GBC"approved:"""Ca sket"""Shroud"""Urn""I"wish"to"have"my"b urial"container"obtained"from:"""Other"( Explain)""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""De signing!My! funeral !Service!My"preference "is"for"a:"""Private"open"casket" funeral """Private"closed"casket" funeral """Publi c"open"casket" funeral """Public"closed"ca sket" funeral """Public"closed"casket"fune ral"with"a"private"viewing"of"my"body"pr ior"to"the" funeral """Public"closed"caske t" funeral "with"a"private"viewing"of"my"b ody"after"the" funeral """Other"(Explain)" """"""""""""""""""""""""""""My"preferenc e"is"to"have:"""A"graveside" funeral "only ""Copyright* *2015,* Green * Burial *Council,* !3"""A" funeral "at"my"home"""A" funeral "at "the" funeral "home"handling"my"arrangemen ts"(identified$above)"""A" funeral "at"the "following"specified"location:"""Other"( Explain)""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""Wh ere!

5 I!Wish!to!Be!Buried!""I"have"made"arrang ements"for" Burial "at"""""""""""Contact$i nformation$$$$$$$$$$$$$$""I"have"not"mad e"arrangements"for" Burial "at"a"cemetery" """I"would"like"to"be"buried"on"my"prope rty"(at$the$location$identified$on$the$m ap$attached$to$this$document)"and"have"v erified"with"my"local" Planning /zoning"bo ard"that" Burial "is"allowed"to"take"place "on"this"property"Other"(Explain)""""""" """"""""""""""""""""""""My"contingency"p lan"in"case"there"are"no" Green " Burial "gr ounds"in"or"near"my"community"is"to"have "my"body"transported"to:"""A"GBC"approve d" Burial "ground"within"1000"miles"of"my" home"""A"GBC"approved" Burial "ground"with in"500"miles"of"my"home"""A"GBC"approved " Burial "ground"within"100"miles"of"my"ho me"""Other$(Explain)"""""""""""""""""""" """"""""""Marking!

6 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*