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In reply to the discussion: Washington may become first state to legalize human composting [View all]handmade34
(22,756 posts)32. still legal to bury
on your property in Vermont (adhering to regulations, of course, proper depth being one)... my property is very wet and I am still looking for a place suitable... also still legal to transport a body in Vermont (must have approval from town clerk)... when my father died last year, we put him in my son's truck and took the body to the local crematorium ourselves... entire cost was around $300. (box from crematorium cost $70.)
I suggested my mother donate her body to Michigan State University and that is where she went when she died a few years back... I have registered to donate my body to University of Vermont and that is where I will go if we can't find suitable place on my land...
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Actually in the documentary, "Wasn't That A Time?", Lee Hays wryly opined that
no_hypocrisy
Dec 2018
#9
It's so well-known in England that it's a musical shorthand for 'Yorkshire'
muriel_volestrangler
Dec 2018
#35
May I be the first to say it - this kinda grosses me out. Sure put me in the ground and let me
Kashkakat v.2.0
Dec 2018
#30
It's my wish to have a sky burial, and I regret that I can't have one in the US.
Oneironaut
Dec 2018
#33