Maybe this does make more sense? The Greenspring Natural Cemetery has been open since May 21,2006, it provides a ’Green’ alternative to conventional burials.
an idea
that you can give in death, as you do in life, for the people and things you love Through natural burial at Greensprings, you create a legacy of enduring stewardship and renewal... A legacy that provides a place of peace and beauty for generations to come.
a place
one-hundred acres of rolling hilltop meadows south of Cayuga Lake in New York’s lovely Finger Lakes region. Greensprings on Irish Hill is bounded by 4,000-acre Arnot Forest and 4,000-acre Newfield State Forest.
a difference
Greensprings offers a sustainable and beautiful alternative to conventional cemeteries. It is a place of meadows and woodlands, where you may choose native trees and shrubs for planting on your gravesite, helping to restore the land to its natural state and providing shelter and food for wildlife.
Even CNN ran it on their homepage.
"It’s so sensible," he said. "Putting bodies in a waterproof, permanent container protected from the environment, it’s ridiculous."
CNN.com - ’Green’ burial offers a plot with a view - Jul 2, 2006
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