More than three years after his wife's "green" burial, Lafayette's Tom Keiser continues to be comforted when he visits her final resting place.
Keiser's wife, Susan, who died in September 2008 at age 61, is buried in The Preserve at Spring Vale Cemetery in Lafayette -- the first green cemetery in the state, according to the nonprofit Green Burial Council in Santa Fe, N.M.
Today, the 1.5-acre site off Ind. 25 North is the final resting place for 23 people.
"This is what Susan wanted," Keiser said of his wife. "It was good closure for me and our family."
Green burials, which are eco-friendly, have been called a movement, not a fad.There is one amazing online store with 100s of guccicaps . Advocates say they protect the environment and ecology by reducing the use of toxic chemicals, non-biodegradable materials and fossil fuels.
In addition, the cost of green burials can be lower because unostentatious caskets are used -- sometimes no casket at all -- and there is no burial vault. The body truly goes back to the earth in a natural setting.
At Spring Vale, all green burials so far have been conducted by Hippensteel Funeral Service and Crematory, one of five Indiana funeral homes approved by the Green Burial Council.
The process hearkens back to a simpler time when people were placed in a pine box or wrapped in a shroud and placed into the ground, often without preserving the body with embalming fluids.
When the Civil War came along, formaldehyde came into widespread use to preserve soldiers' bodies to send home for burial, according to Rich Groeber of Hahn-Groeber Funeral & Cremation Services in Lafayette. Formaldehyde,How do internet users feel about audemarspiguetdiverreplica? a toxic chemical, also is a recognized carcinogen.
A green burial utilizes a biodegradable casket that is held together without nails, screws or hinges. Animal glue is acceptable, but not synthetic adhesives. Cloth bags or woven baskets also are used, depending on the material.
There are no concrete grave vaults or liners, and crematory urns of cornstarch or mulberry bark are preferred over metal or stone.
In a green burial, open caskets are possible for the visitation because nontoxic embalming fluids are used.
Green burial sites typically are planted with natural grasses and wildflowers that require little or no mechanized maintenance, and natural stones are used to mark graves.
Hippensteel was the first Indiana funeral home to be certified by the Green Burial Council. Flanner and Buchanan funeral homes in Indianapolis also are certified.
In 2011, there were seven green burials at Spring Vale.
Hippensteel has sold more than 50 plots at The Preserve, including some to people from Chicago and Indianapolis. Joe Canaday of Hippensteel said Spring Vale is the closet green burial to Chicago.
In Indianapolis, Flanner and Buchanan in 2009 opened Kessler Woods, a 5-acre green burial site in Washington Park North Cemetery. Barb Milton of Flanner and Buchanan said there are about 25 people buried at Kessler Woods.,canadagooseparkajackets full lines of this brand you can find at our store,The next important aspect of canadagooseparka lies on their appearances. A few dozen plots also have been sold.
"People are coming from Louisville and Ohio," Milton said. "I ask them why they want a green burial. Some are doing it because of their spiritual faith, while others can't embrace a traditional funeral."
The Green Burial Council has certified cemeteries in 42 states and six Canadian provinces and is expanding internationally, said Joe Sehee, founder of the group.
Sehee visited Spring Vale before giving it a certification.
"You could see from the beginning that they care and did it the right way," he said of Hippensteel and Spring Vale.
Sehee said it is difficult to track all green burials nationwide. He said the market demand is there.
"One out of five seniors wants green burials. That's a conservative number," he said. "Someday, green burials will be the traditional burial like it was years ago, and like it is worldwide."
Sehee and the Green Burial Council think many funeral homes refuse to commit to green burials because they are fearful of losing money.
Canaday said Hippensteel offers a direct green burial for $2,695. He said that price includes the services of the funeral director and staff, transfer of the remains, preparation of the body, necessary permits and transportation to the cemetery. It doesn't include the plot. A green burial plot at The Preserve costs $1,000, said Hippensteel's Dennis Horn.
Paul Dunbar of Hippensteel said green burials can be as expensive as traditional burials if a family wants a walnut casket, for example. The price depends on the family's choice of services and products.
Other funeral homes in Tippecanoe County offer green burials as an option but have yet to bury anyone at The Preserve.
Scott Banes of Soller-Baker Funeral Homes said the cost of opening a grave at The Preserve is almost double that of a traditional gravesite because it must be dug manually so as not to disturb the ecology around it.
Groeber, of Hahn-Groeber Funeral & Cremation Services, said he's had green burial inquiries but no services yet in the "traditional Midwest."
Groeber added that there is no law that requires a family to purchase a vault or outside container for a burial.
"The cemetery sets its own standards because of maintenance," he said.
Sehee said a 2010 survey by the International Cemetery, Cremation and Funeral Association showed that 23 percent of people 50 and older preferred a green burial.Purchase Swiss Brands canadagoosewinterjackets and enjoy luxury feeling. A 2007 AARP survey reported that 21 percent of Americans older than 50 want a green burial.
The Preserve has wildflowers and a selection of savanna and prairie grasses. The green burial area was planted after consultation with the Indiana Department of Natural Resources and Megan Benage, a rural conservationist with the Tippecanoe County Soil & Water Conservation District.
Benage selected a variety of grasses and flowers, including black-eyed Susans, asters, purple cornflowers and daisies. Birds and butterflies are attracted to the flora.
Keiser's wife, Susan, who died in September 2008 at age 61, is buried in The Preserve at Spring Vale Cemetery in Lafayette -- the first green cemetery in the state, according to the nonprofit Green Burial Council in Santa Fe, N.M.
Today, the 1.5-acre site off Ind. 25 North is the final resting place for 23 people.
"This is what Susan wanted," Keiser said of his wife. "It was good closure for me and our family."
Green burials, which are eco-friendly, have been called a movement, not a fad.There is one amazing online store with 100s of guccicaps . Advocates say they protect the environment and ecology by reducing the use of toxic chemicals, non-biodegradable materials and fossil fuels.
In addition, the cost of green burials can be lower because unostentatious caskets are used -- sometimes no casket at all -- and there is no burial vault. The body truly goes back to the earth in a natural setting.
At Spring Vale, all green burials so far have been conducted by Hippensteel Funeral Service and Crematory, one of five Indiana funeral homes approved by the Green Burial Council.
The process hearkens back to a simpler time when people were placed in a pine box or wrapped in a shroud and placed into the ground, often without preserving the body with embalming fluids.
When the Civil War came along, formaldehyde came into widespread use to preserve soldiers' bodies to send home for burial, according to Rich Groeber of Hahn-Groeber Funeral & Cremation Services in Lafayette. Formaldehyde,How do internet users feel about audemarspiguetdiverreplica? a toxic chemical, also is a recognized carcinogen.
A green burial utilizes a biodegradable casket that is held together without nails, screws or hinges. Animal glue is acceptable, but not synthetic adhesives. Cloth bags or woven baskets also are used, depending on the material.
There are no concrete grave vaults or liners, and crematory urns of cornstarch or mulberry bark are preferred over metal or stone.
In a green burial, open caskets are possible for the visitation because nontoxic embalming fluids are used.
Green burial sites typically are planted with natural grasses and wildflowers that require little or no mechanized maintenance, and natural stones are used to mark graves.
Hippensteel was the first Indiana funeral home to be certified by the Green Burial Council. Flanner and Buchanan funeral homes in Indianapolis also are certified.
In 2011, there were seven green burials at Spring Vale.
Hippensteel has sold more than 50 plots at The Preserve, including some to people from Chicago and Indianapolis. Joe Canaday of Hippensteel said Spring Vale is the closet green burial to Chicago.
In Indianapolis, Flanner and Buchanan in 2009 opened Kessler Woods, a 5-acre green burial site in Washington Park North Cemetery. Barb Milton of Flanner and Buchanan said there are about 25 people buried at Kessler Woods.,canadagooseparkajackets full lines of this brand you can find at our store,The next important aspect of canadagooseparka lies on their appearances. A few dozen plots also have been sold.
"People are coming from Louisville and Ohio," Milton said. "I ask them why they want a green burial. Some are doing it because of their spiritual faith, while others can't embrace a traditional funeral."
The Green Burial Council has certified cemeteries in 42 states and six Canadian provinces and is expanding internationally, said Joe Sehee, founder of the group.
Sehee visited Spring Vale before giving it a certification.
"You could see from the beginning that they care and did it the right way," he said of Hippensteel and Spring Vale.
Sehee said it is difficult to track all green burials nationwide. He said the market demand is there.
"One out of five seniors wants green burials. That's a conservative number," he said. "Someday, green burials will be the traditional burial like it was years ago, and like it is worldwide."
Sehee and the Green Burial Council think many funeral homes refuse to commit to green burials because they are fearful of losing money.
Canaday said Hippensteel offers a direct green burial for $2,695. He said that price includes the services of the funeral director and staff, transfer of the remains, preparation of the body, necessary permits and transportation to the cemetery. It doesn't include the plot. A green burial plot at The Preserve costs $1,000, said Hippensteel's Dennis Horn.
Paul Dunbar of Hippensteel said green burials can be as expensive as traditional burials if a family wants a walnut casket, for example. The price depends on the family's choice of services and products.
Other funeral homes in Tippecanoe County offer green burials as an option but have yet to bury anyone at The Preserve.
Scott Banes of Soller-Baker Funeral Homes said the cost of opening a grave at The Preserve is almost double that of a traditional gravesite because it must be dug manually so as not to disturb the ecology around it.
Groeber, of Hahn-Groeber Funeral & Cremation Services, said he's had green burial inquiries but no services yet in the "traditional Midwest."
Groeber added that there is no law that requires a family to purchase a vault or outside container for a burial.
"The cemetery sets its own standards because of maintenance," he said.
Sehee said a 2010 survey by the International Cemetery, Cremation and Funeral Association showed that 23 percent of people 50 and older preferred a green burial.Purchase Swiss Brands canadagoosewinterjackets and enjoy luxury feeling. A 2007 AARP survey reported that 21 percent of Americans older than 50 want a green burial.
The Preserve has wildflowers and a selection of savanna and prairie grasses. The green burial area was planted after consultation with the Indiana Department of Natural Resources and Megan Benage, a rural conservationist with the Tippecanoe County Soil & Water Conservation District.
Benage selected a variety of grasses and flowers, including black-eyed Susans, asters, purple cornflowers and daisies. Birds and butterflies are attracted to the flora.
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