Organ donor, then cremation then mixed with the ashes of my beloved cat, Lola and mixed with soil to be planted with a tree.
I will be give a natural burial at Prairie Creek Conservation Cemetery.
I haven't made formal plans as of yet; but I have told my daughters that I want to be buried in a mushroom suit and then have what's left used as compost to plant a tree, shrubs, whatever. I don't know it it's available yet in Oregon. If not, I hope it will be before I die.
After a particularly powerful experience at the Temple at Burning Man, I have told my friends that I want to be cremated in the Temple at the next Burning Man. It's cremation and ash distribution combined. If there's any Spiritual world, the Temple is a portal. I've never really believed in any god or afterlife, but after my personal experience on that Temple day, my disbelief has been challenged.
Straight cremation. No service. No religious ceremony.
I once told my college English professor in front of the entire class in answer to her question similar to this that people who knew me should give me a "Belters" send off from Larry Niven's known universe books... Sit around drinking while telling tall tales about my life. After that I added since I would no longer have a need for my body as far as I was concerned they could throw it on the BBQ so the cannibals could eat me...
I intend to avoid cremation as it produces lots of carbon dioxide. I intend to avoid embalming as it requires toxic liquids. I understand that there is a 6-ply kraft paper bag large enough for a body, so I hope to be buried in a green cemetery or orchard which both of my grandfathers had.
I have bought a new box of trash bags and kept my garbage bill paid.
I’ve instructed that there be no religious ceremony, and that I want to be buried not cremated. If my mother outlives me, my partner will be in a fight to keep the religion out. I wish I could give my body to be studied by letting it naturally decompose for science, but it seems there are long waiting list for those sites, I’ll keep trying though.
I heard of organizations that bury your remains in a cloth shroud at the base of growing trees so the roots can feed off your corpse
I have heard something about natural burial. Please tell me whatever you may know about it.
So far only a request to be cremated. Any suggestions?
I am making arrangements for full body burial at sea to be performed by The U.S. Navy. It is performed during a regular deployment so no loved ones can attend, A coordinates of the location is sent to NOK for any future 'visitations'
There are 3 Green cemetery desired interment sites one is Iowa's Only INFIDEL CEMETARY rural Bellevue Bevan Family farm inheitors of Captain Elbridge Gerry Potter fortune. ...I hope to organize better facility than Ithaca NY or Greenville S Carolina natural sites
Oddly, while I am not religious (though I come from a religious background in Catholicism), and while I don't believe in any resurrection nonsense; I do for some reason want to be buried in a quiet location with a headstone. I don't care about the embalming part or a vault. Just a wooden box would be fine. I know the right answer is donate the body to science, or cremation... I just prefer the idea of a burial in the earth and a wooded gravesite with a modest stone marker. Perhaps with a slightly clever caption like: John Doe... Dead. Or, I Told You I Was Sick!
technology , computers , love conversation;
interested in everything, not just what I already
know...Kids and dogs love me....I don't know why....
sensual. I am curious about every subject compelled
to make things all the time (crafts, art, house);
mathematically inclined; prepared for challenge,
observe wildlife, or pitch in and help get things done.
I am a Nurse and an organ donor. Provided there is anything useful left of me, otherwise, I want to be cremated and buried in a Bios Urn so I can become a Tree. [urnabios.com]
I gave my body to an organization in Tennessee, that will leave my body open to the elements and use the data to fight crime. I want my body to be consumed by life. The way I see it, I fed on flora and fauna my whole life, it's their turn to feed on me and I don't mean that in a morbid way.
I was initially going to be cremated, then I heard how much energy is required to burn you into ashes and I had second thoughts. When I moved here to Alachua County, I discovered that there is a piece of property that is being paid for to be kept in conservation by allowing burials onsite for a fee. I loved the idea and changed my directives to use them.....with just a cheap, biodegradable balsa wood box for a coffin. Look for other places like this.[conservationburialinc.org]
How cool! Thanks for sharing this link. I'm in TN. Maybe I can find something like this near me. However, it doesn't really matter where I return my self to the earth, does it?
Found one... Yay! I'm so glad to have come across your comment. Thanks again! [npr.org]