bunee1 Posted July 9, 2006 Share Posted July 9, 2006 i read an artical about green funerals and burials the other day something i had'nt ever thought about....i don't usually like to look that far forward But it mentioned .. these I think it's a really good idea i think i'll book a gold one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura & CTB Posted July 9, 2006 Share Posted July 9, 2006 Nice idea but the largest pod only acommodates a body up to 6 feet 4 inches - I'd have to chop off CTB's toes .......ooo errrrr (n.b. Note I speak only of other half's demise!!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karen & co. Posted July 9, 2006 Share Posted July 9, 2006 I can't get the link to work, but I think once I've gone I'd like to donate everything that can be used, and then put in a cardboard box! In this area they are thinking of trailing a freeze method of 'disposal' where liquid nitrogen is used and then remains shaken and turned to dust and the whole process is emission free karen x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunee1 Posted July 9, 2006 Author Share Posted July 9, 2006 You might have to cut and paste the link i think i mucked it up sorry! ( edit - I've tidied the link up for you Hannah - Lesley) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted July 9, 2006 Share Posted July 9, 2006 I'm after a woven willow one myself. I love the acorn for ashes though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnnieP Posted July 9, 2006 Share Posted July 9, 2006 When my father in law died in January, we investigated a wicker coffin. It was £2,500! He would have hated that waste of money "just to be burnt" as he would have said, so we went for a cheap wooden one. The cardboard was more expensive! How ridiculous it that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ali-s Posted July 9, 2006 Share Posted July 9, 2006 When my time is up I have told my family I would like a cardboard coffin. They can either cremate me and put my ashes on a compost heap or bury and plant a tree on top. If they really feel the need for flowers then a small bunch of Friesias or Sweet Peas will be plenty. They can recycle bits of me as well I like the look of the eco pods and the acorn urn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Frugal Posted July 9, 2006 Share Posted July 9, 2006 I love the acron urn . It's beautiful but I'd already decided that I was going for a cardboard coffin at a local green burial site so I can have trees and wildflowers all around me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley-Jean Posted July 9, 2006 Share Posted July 9, 2006 I'm after a woven willow one myself. I love the acorn for ashes though Me too Lesley, with a beech tree planted on top Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnamon Posted July 9, 2006 Share Posted July 9, 2006 I have always fancied this idea...... http://www.lifegem.com/secondary/lgprocess2006.aspx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 9, 2006 Share Posted July 9, 2006 I have always fancied this idea...... http://www.lifegem.com/secondary/lgprocess2006.aspx Yup, I've already told chookiehubbie that he's been turned into a diamond if he pops his clogs first. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theherd123 Posted July 9, 2006 Share Posted July 9, 2006 What a fab idea - only works if your other half has hair though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunee1 Posted July 9, 2006 Author Share Posted July 9, 2006 Yes...i always thought i'd be cremated but the funeral industry has come under alot of pressure lately because of carbon monoxide and mercury emissons so need to come up with better enviromental ways. So a cardboard box back in the newforest for me i think...or maybe a snazzy gold pod Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted July 9, 2006 Share Posted July 9, 2006 I have always fancied this idea...... http://www.lifegem.com/secondary/lgprocess2006.aspx My cousin in America was only 20 when she died 2 years ago - her mother was going to have one of these made. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted July 10, 2006 Share Posted July 10, 2006 I like the willow one too, but that's a scandalous price just to be burned. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merryn Posted July 28, 2006 Share Posted July 28, 2006 I love the acron urn . It's beautiful but I'd already decided that I was going for a cardboard coffin at a local green burial site so I can have trees and wildflowers all around me. Hubby and I have decided that cremation is definitely not right these days and we have already reserved our plots at http://www.greenhavenwoodland.com/ a woodland burial ground near Rugby that will be a nature sanctury in perpetuity. For a list of sites round the country see http://www.igreens.org.uk/woodland_burial_sites_uk.htm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louise Posted July 28, 2006 Share Posted July 28, 2006 Wow Merryn i have just discovered a site only a few miles from here I may look into reserving a plot for myself that is just what I want to happen Hundy Mundy wood near Kelso is beautiful I had no idea it is part of the scheme Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted July 28, 2006 Share Posted July 28, 2006 That looks lovely Merryn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnnieP Posted July 28, 2006 Share Posted July 28, 2006 What a great idea. I am hoping I can be buried in our paddocks, under the oak trees. I have a very dear friend who was buried in her beautiful garden. It just seemed so right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted July 28, 2006 Share Posted July 28, 2006 Wow - look what I just found! Thanks for the link Merryn. Sunrising Hill and the area around is very close to us in distance and is also a very special area for Carl and me. look here They are having an open day - on 20th August Perhaps my sister would like a trip there for her birthday instead of the party? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merryn Posted July 28, 2006 Share Posted July 28, 2006 I have always fancied this idea...... http://www.lifegem.com/secondary/lgprocess2006.aspx Surely this website is a hoax??! It can't be possible Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louise Posted July 28, 2006 Share Posted July 28, 2006 No it really is possible to turn ashes into a type of gem stone I am not sure exactly how it is done but it is done using some form of high pressure I think Merryn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlottechicken Posted July 28, 2006 Share Posted July 28, 2006 Looks like they do them for pets as well, wonder what size a chicken diamond would be? C Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louise Posted July 28, 2006 Share Posted July 28, 2006 I don't know but they don't display any prices on the website so I guess the cost must be quite high Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted July 28, 2006 Share Posted July 28, 2006 From what I remember diamonds are formed by the excess heating and compression of carbon in a volcanic event. But my geology is ** years old and a bit hazy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...