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If 10,000 NY Biters choose eco-burial over cremation, we'll save enough energy to drive from NYC to SF and back more than 8,000 times.
No one has died of old age in the United States since 1951 because that year, the government removed the "old age" category option from death certificates.
Eternally Eco
The Bite
When the time comes, will you rest in peace? Not if you leave toxic chems in your wake (or at it). Opt for an eco-burial at Greensprings Natural Cemetery Preserve in upstate NY. Its open meadows and rolling hills look more like the opening scene from Sound of Music than a cemetery, and the eco-plots are indistinguishable from the neighboring state park. GNCP also offers foolproof advice on where to get everything else you need for burial, such as coffins made from locally harvested timber and crafted by local woodworkers; trees, native grasses, herbs, and shrubs for your plot (they feed the local ecosystem while you feed the worms); and fieldstone markers that local artisans can engrave. And while no embalmed residents are allowed, flowers (real ones, sans containers or vases) are welcome. In end, eco can be eternal.
Wanna Try
Greensprings Natural Cemetery Preserve, 293 Irish Hill Rd., Newfield, NY (607-564-7577). One 15-by-15-ft plot, $750.LIKE THIS TIP? TRY THIS:
The Other Burial TipMar 05,2008
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