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WE SPEND OUR ENTIRE LIVES TAKING RESOURCES FROM THIS EARTH. HOW HONORING IT WOULD BE TO GIVE A LITTLE SOMETHING BACK AS OUR FINAL GESTURE... SOMETHING BESIDES CONCRETE, PRECIOUS HARDWOODS, METALS AND TOXIC CHEMICALS.
Many of us would like to be put in the ground naturally when our time comes, but few individuals realize how difficult that is. There is nothing simple about modern day burials. THERE ARE CURRENTLY ONLY 12 PUBLIC BURIAL SITES IN THE UNITED STATES THAT ARE DESIGNATED FOR GREEN BURIALS.
WILL THIS BE THE FIRST GREEN FUNERAL HOME IN AMERICA?
Green burials-- a.k.a. natural burials or eco-funerals-- usually refers to the burying of human remains in the earth with the body intact and wrapped in only a shroud, or placed in a cardboard or pine box, without embalming. Although these have been perfectly sustainable ways of disposing of bodies for thousands of years, it is now commonplace to drain the veins and puncture the organs, pump the body full of chemicals, wire the jaw shut, plug up the anus with a plastic screw, place the body in a $5,000+ casket, and lower it into a concrete vault covered in chemically fertilized turf (this is not true of Jewish or Muslim funerals). Even cremated bodies are usually embalmed and placed in expensive caskets for viewing before being burned.
It is becoming increasingly difficult to provide natural death care and burials due to bureaucratic measures, especially in New York State.
A small group of concerned citizens has formed a committee to raise awareness on sustainable burials in Hudson Valley, New York, to urge municipalities and private cemeteries to offer diversity in burial options, and to persuade funeral homes to offer sustainable options to embalming. This is the non-profit, grass roots Hudson Valley Green Burial Association.
HUDSON VALLEY GREEN BURIAL ASSOCIATION
Executive Director/Public Relations: Sharon Nichols
Director: Alyssa Kime
Associate Director: David Kime
ECO-BURIALS
FUN AND INFORMATIVE ANIMATED SHORT ON THE BURIAL BUSINESS
BEFRIENDING DEATH BY REUNITING WITH NATURE
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THE CREMATION PROCESS

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I'd like to meet:

natural burial activists and others who see green


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My Blog

FILMING OUR DOCUMENTARY at CLOVELEA MANSION

Hi friends! We will be continuing the filming of our documentary this coming weekend in the Barclay Heights area of Saugerties, NY. We will be meeting with filmmaker Patricia Gillespie at the site whi...
Posted by on Tue, 14 Apr 2009 08:45:00 GMT

BAN ON GREEN BURIALS

THIS IS OUTRAGEOUS...Georgia County Bans Green Burial - FCA RespondsSaturday, 03 January 2009 23:53 UPDATE 1/16/2009 - Billy Campbell, founder of the nation's first green cemetery, wrote an editoria...
Posted by on Mon, 16 Feb 2009 07:15:00 GMT

DOCUMENTARY BEING MADE ON HUDSON VALLEY GREEN BURIALS

Exciting news! NYU film student Patricia Gillespie is making a documentary about green burials and her focus is the Hudson Valley and yours truly. Filming begins February 14 and will continue through ...
Posted by on Mon, 09 Feb 2009 12:20:00 GMT

HVGBA MEETING, OPEN TO PUBLIC

Tuesday, November 17, 7PM, Starway Diner, Route 212, Saugerties, NY. Open to the pubic.Patricia Gillespie, the filmmaker working on our documentary, will be filming!
Posted by on Mon, 09 Feb 2009 12:16:00 GMT

STORIES ON HVGBA in Chronogram Magazine & Woodstock Times

I have written an enormous article for the November issue of Chronogram magazine about green burials, which will also advertise our upcoming benefit concert. You can pick up a copy around November 1st...
Posted by on Sun, 21 Sep 2008 11:26:00 GMT

UPDATE ON GREEN BURIAL SITES!

After phoning dozens of funeral directors in the Hudson Valley, I have uncovered eight cemeteries in the Hudson Valley that will bury biodegradable containers without the use of concrete vaults. Of co...
Posted by on Sun, 21 Sep 2008 11:37:00 GMT

BENEFIT CONCERT NOVEMBER 15, New Paltz, NY

JUST CONFIRMED:A benefit concert for the Hudson Valley Green Burial Association will be held Saturday, November 15, at 7 PM, at Living Seed Yoga Center, 521-B Main Street (Route 299), New Paltz, NY. P...
Posted by on Sat, 06 Sep 2008 17:01:00 GMT

Green Burials Makes Front Page of Yahoo! News

Rock over London!http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080420/ap_on_re_eu/green _graves
Posted by on Sun, 20 Apr 2008 09:13:00 GMT

TELEVISION APPEARANCE

This is not set in stone, but next Wednesday, April 23, at 9PM, David and Alyssa Kime , along with Sharon Nichols, will appear on WOODSTOCK TELL+A=VISION to discuss our organization and what's in stor...
Posted by on Sat, 19 Apr 2008 10:06:00 GMT

Upcoming Benefit Concerts

The lovely and talented Meryl Joan Lammers and Erica Quitzow have graciously volunteered to do a benefit concert for us this summer! Please check out their websites... they are in our top friends.We a...
Posted by on Mon, 14 Apr 2008 10:10:00 GMT