October Chapter Meeting--Green Burials: Sustainable Alternatives to Traditional Funerals

 "Green burial is a way of caring for the dead with minimal environmental impact that aids in the conservation of natural resources, reduction of carbon emissions, protection of worker health, and the restoration and/or preservation of habitat." -- Green Burial Council

Traditional funerals account for 4.3 million gallons of embalming fluid, 20 million board feet of hardwood, and 1.6 million tons of concrete being entombed into the earth in the United States each year. Cremation emits almost 700 million pounds of CO2 annually in the US alone. As Day of the Dead approaches, let's take a moment to contemplate our own mortality and how we want our bodies to return to the Earth.

Join us Oct 14 with Olivia Bareham from Sacred Crossings Alternative Funeral Home and Chase Burdock from Earth Funeral. They will share the latest in Green Burials in California, from natural burials with biodegradable shrouds to human composting. Come learn what the options are so you can choose what's right for you, your family, and the planet!

Register here for the Zoom link.