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Is Green Burial legal?

Absolutely! Embalming is almost never required by statute. In the extraordinarily rare circumstances where embalming might be required, a funeral director can use a Green Burial Council-certified embalming product. There are no circumstances where a non-biodegradable vessel is required. And burial vaults are not a legal requirement, but a cemetery-specific requirement.

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"To live in this world you must be able to do three things: to love what is mortal; to hold it against your bones knowing your own life depends on it; and, when the time comes to let it go, to let it go."

— MARY OLIVER
From “In Blackwater Woods”