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@janehillhouse1 Hopefully that will change soon!

"WTF: Why Can't Vermonters Be Composted When They Die?" sevendaysvt.com/vermont/wtf-wh…

@recomposelife @yestermorrow That was a fun thing to learn. We’d love to have back here anytime! Perhaps we can do a joint event with @yestermorrow - coffin building and sustainable disposition options.

@GreenBurialVT Love this! Especially bc VT has a special place in my heart, as my grandparents lived there and I went to @yestermorrow design/build school.

We here at GBV are very interested in what @recomposelife life is working to accomplish. While 70% of Vermonters choose cremation almost all compost food scraps and farmers their livestock. It is a logical option for Vermonters to want and #Recomposition is a replicable model.

"Thinking About Having a ‘Green’ Funeral? Here’s What to Know"... ow.ly/gUcc30nIYea

@GreenBurialCT It was physically difficult to type that it’s so far from the truth 😅

When I die cremate me and bury my ashes in a vault in Forest Lawn Cemetery

Worth a listen

9 things you may not know about cremation (but probably do if you're following this account!) ow.ly/LO7B30nccNl

YAY! @recomposelife we here in #VT are so excited about this process and cheering you on across the country!

This is a wonderful and informative piece about #greenburial

This features our president and co-founder, Michelle Acciavatti. We’re hoping this inspires people in Vermont to create spaces like these in our many, many acres of conserved land as well as land that needs to be conserved!

@adeathmidwife @janehillhouse1 Great point! I can assure you that there are boards and tarps over any test grave that didn’t get filled in!

@janehillhouse1 As one who does this with some regularity in cem’s old they were green b4 there was an alternative, u put a board over the open hole. It’s a danger to animals etc to leave it uncovered.

"I Dug a Green Grave and Learned the Truth About the Dirty Death Industry"... ow.ly/Ebp230ncIwD

We at Green Burial Vermont have been hard at work. Look for some changes on our website in the New Year and a few special announcements as well!

Nothing new for those of you familiar with #greenburial, but a great introduction or review. Plus a look at @recomposelife, which is a great green option for urban areas and #aquamation an interesting green alternative to cremation

@MemorialReefs Thank you for finding a way to use cremains to restore coral reefs! It’s an amazing idea and I am always happy to promote it.

@GreenBurialVT 🙌 Thanks for the shout-out!

Friendly reminder that #cremains aren’t good for the environment. Mainly sodium phosphate with a pH of 11.4 they kill plant life unless amendmended with compost. @MemorialReefs reef balls, tattoo ink, jewelry, and pottery are all great, safe, alternatives to scattering&burial

Wondering what you want to have happen to your body after death. This discussion guide by @TheGoodDeath might be helpful

Congratulations @GreenBurialCT!!!

I spend a lot of time talking about this as the president of @GreenBurialVT cremains are salty w/a pH of 11.4. You can’t grow a tree in ashes w/o amendment with compost. If being a tree is important plant a sapling (not a seed, not all seeds germinate) at your green burial site

Vermont has the highest #cremation rate in the US in part b/c of insufficient access to #greenburial, but also because it is the most cost effective mode of disposition. This is a great script for figuring the environmental impact and finding a place with at least carbon offsets