ecologically sound burial alternatives  

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         From Eden we come...
      To Eden we shall return.                  


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Florida Home Funerals   Florida Home Funerals makes trips to the panhandle regularly from South Florida. The cost for transportation, and all paperwork (including death certificate) is $995. Visit our website (click image) or call Todd Winneger at 561-414-4480

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 Memorial Ecosystems - green burial
Our connection to a  nationwide movement away from blatantly commercial funerals toward common sense, ecological responsibility, and a return to traditional and more personal burial practices.
In a nutshell:
QUICK OVERVIEW
GNBA Greensprings Natural Burial Association is: an idea  that you can give in death, as you do in life; a place of one-hundred acres of rolling hilltop meadows;
a difference offering a beautiful alternative to conventional cemeteries.

CASKETS
 Sensible &
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Funeral Consumer Alliance The Funeral Consumers Alliance  -  your link to current practices, watch-dog groups, and other valuable links to what is going on inside the commercial funeral and burial industry.
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Funeral Consumer Alliance
The Funeral Consumers Alliance  -  Green Burial FAQ / Florida.

Green burial is a family, not a corporate affair
  Forest at Glendale Memorial Nature Preserve FOREST of MEMORIES: Resources and Information Supporting Green Burial in North America.
Who we are. How to find us:
ABOUT US
  CG
"The Cemetery Group" lists other green cemeteries in the United States. Information about what's being done elsewhere.

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FUNERAL PLANNING  - We have a list of the things you need to do in funeral planning. See our detailed funeral checklist to help you with decision making.
A green burial is a traditional burial.
  wooden caskets 32433 

CASKETS:  Eco-friendly. Where to find. Where to buy.  


Legal concerns:
LEGALITIES
  Mother with more
Another  MOTHER EARTH NEWS article which, besides being fun to read, illuminates the dark side of corporate funeral "home" business practices, and why you may not wish to play along. 
 Highway maps:
MAPS
  Mother Earth News & DYI burial
The MOTHER EARTH NEWS article about us, about do-it-yourself burials, the major money saved, and the peace-of-mind derived from taking charge of a loved one's final resting place.  (pdf 343kb)

Frequently Asked Questions
FAQ
  Avatar - for the living
For the living. Avatar: a gentle, non-confrontational, nine-day adventure in self-discovery.

AVATAR
Our "Green Reaper" review
"A Florida cemetery offers die-hard greens the ultimate in recycling—no coffins, no pickling, just a home in the loam." by Mary Woodson, published in OUTSIDE ONLINE Magazine. 
Our plans: PERSPECTIVE
Bury Me Naturally Bury Me Naturally  - Down To Earth Burial Products
Shipping a wood casket is expensive –keep it local and in the South.

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     Contact Glendale Memorial Nature Preserve
Email:                   John Wilkerson
Telephone:           (850) 859 2141
Mailing address:  Glendale Memorial Nature Preserve
                               297 Railroad Avenue
                               DeFuniak Springs FL 32433



Last modified:  21.June.2010
What  to do at time of death:
DEATH DO

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