An Organic Death

Not to mention, at least in my own opinion, cemeteries are a total waste of land.

I always just wanted to be cremated...then I found out they STILL drain the blood and replace it with the highly toxic substance formaldehyde! Why? Your dead and being cremated, why make even more pollution?
http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/factsheet/Risk/formaldehyde

FTA:
Several NCI studies have found that anatomists and embalmers, professions with potential exposure to formaldehyde, are at an increased risk for leukemia and brain cancer compared with the general population. In 2003, a number of cohort studies were completed among workers exposed to formaldehyde. One study, conducted by the NCI, analyzed 25,619 workers in formaldehyde industries and estimated each worker’s exposure to formaldehyde while at work (3). The analysis found an increased risk of death due to leukemia, particularly myeloid leukemia, among the workers exposed to formaldehyde.

I'm still going to be cremated, since the law says my body can't be dropped off out in the desert to feed the microorganisms and other creatures of the desert.

I dont care if I'm buried or cremated. I just want my body to remain in its natural way until it decomposes and gives back to the living world.

death is a natural cycle of life.

green cemetaries and burials are the way to go. I would love to have a cherry or pecan tree planted right over my simple wooden cassket or box, so that when i decompose and the tree grows, i will feed the tree and give life back to those who eat its fruit.

Interesting!!!! Being in the medical profession and having dissected many bodies, I never knew the risks of fairly "safe" chemicals such formaldehyde. For any that are interested to know, after the dissections on the donated bodies in science, the tissue is cremated.

Creepy, but essential and important to think about.

Cremation definitely cremation...and off to the ocean.

Interesting story... I wish current would list the music that they use in their clips. They play a lot of good music in their t.v. spots but never list the artist. Boo hoo!

~ Mind Control

Burial needs to be more like it was in the good old days. You know, when you'd grab a shovel, dig yourself a nice hole, toss the body in, throw some dirt & a cross of twigs and maybe a few flowers on top and walk away.

We had a formaldehyde free home funeral for my grandmother in May. Everyone thought we were crazy, but we were the first people in the state to move a person from the place of death, to a private home, and onto a funeral home on our own. Washington state was very supportive and was excited to learn about our organic intentions.

On a personal level, I found the entire experience beautiful and uplifting. I felt empowered and part of the process of death. We placed her on dry ice and then a massage table covered in a million flowers from my aunt's gardens.

I was able to sleep in the same room with her, which I found oddly comforting. I toasted her with a bottle of Chardonnay (her favorite), and laughed with her as her body adapted to death.

If you ever have the chance, I highly encourage you to mourn at home, rather than a fake funeral home setting. It is time we stop being so removed from death.

Sounds cool...and in a way common sense.

i saw this on tv a few days ago and really liked it, i never thought of cemeteries and cremation like this before.

just bury me under a tree, make me useful!

I would want to be cryogenically preserved and be brought by back to life later.

Im self centered enough to not care about the environment when dead.

I just want to decompose or burn up. Lets start using the Trap Door coffin ,which slides you into the furnace. Fun. We're going to look awful when we die anyway. If this is too pricey, use a nearby forest, 5 feet under, no coffin either.

Green is good. Dead people should skip the funeral and go directly to a location where they can decompose. Your friends and family can come visit you there if they chose.

I've read a couple of books about the death industry and the ways undertakers do business. And what you want when you die rarely happens, you have no say in the matter, you're dead. It's your family that arranges everything. Even if you put it in your will. It's so much cheaper and environmentally friendlier to be buried green. I recomend two books: Jessica Mitford "The American Way of Death" and Mark Harris "Grave Matters" And talk with your family and tell them what you want, even if they call you names, like "tree-hugger, hippie, weirdo. eco-nut..."

Yea...I wanna do this.

Good god. May as well bring back the plague. Sure organic is good, but let's face it: there is a reason we introduced burial in the middle ages--to prevent the spread of disease. Yes it's daft to try and preserve a corpse (formaldehyde is complete bollocks), but there are a myriad of health reasons why proper disposal is essential.