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Tag Archives: Green Burial
Wireless Enabled Granite Solves Problem of No Headstone for Green Burial
New product provides the geographic location of the burial site by one touch of a compatible cell phone.
Phoenix, Arizona – Objecs, the owner of the RosettaStone brand of memorial products, has introduced a one pound granite obelisk for use in green burial memorials where traditionally no headstone is present. The stone obelisk is made from a solid block … Continue reading
Posted in Something Special
Tagged Burial, Green Burial, Natural burial, News, Technology
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“Prime Time” by Jane Fonda
Taking a positive look at the way we age
Jane Fonda, one of the most admired actresses in Hollywood, has released a new book called Prime Time: Love, health, sex, fitness, friendship, spirit–making the most of all of your life that might just change the way we think about … Continue reading
Posted in Lending Insight
Tagged aging well, Death, Dying, end-of-life, Green Burial, Health, Jane Fonda, positivity in death, Prime Time: Love
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Changing the Material
Eco-friendly Burial and Cremation from Swedish Designer Liv Andersson
Swedish industrial designer Liv Andersson aims to create products that are an adaptation to the environment, with a holistic view of the life of the product. This project, Dust to Dust, “aims to get a holistic picture of what happens … Continue reading
Posted in Soulful Expressions
Tagged Art, Casket, Coffin, Cremation, Cremation Vessel, Design, Green Burial, Natural burial
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The Progression of Burial and Cremation Alternatives
In Europe and Florida, Novel After-Death Disposition Options are Slowly Reaching the Public
Today, our after-death disposition choices in the U.S. are almost exclusively limited to cremation and burial. When most people think of burial, they think of full-casket funerals in a conventional cemetery with an embalmed body, suits, flower wreaths, and a … Continue reading
Posted in Something Special
Tagged environmental impact, Green Burial, Promession, resomation
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Green Burial Makes its Way to South Africa
The country opens its first eco-cemetery.
Last month, South Africa opened the country’s first green cemetery. Weisenhof Legacy Park was created within the oldest privately-owned nature reserve in the country. The park set aside a portion of its space for burial and memorial sites. It will … Continue reading
Posted in Something Special
Tagged AIDS, ash scattering, Burial, Cemetery, Cremation, Crematorium, Eco-cemetery, Green Burial, Natural burial, South Africa
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At SevenPonds, White is the New Black
Iphones, the “black screen of death,” and the future
One morning last week, as I was getting out of bed and the day’s agenda began whirling through my mind — I managed to drop my iPhone into a tumbler of water. I immediately dried it off and saw with … Continue reading
