I've always been drawn toward a more natural burial process. What a fantastic, well thought out episode - that I know have watched twice. The first time I was just captivated by Curly's wonderful sense of style and voice that I needed to watch it again
I visited Campo de Estrellas recently, it is a truly beautiful resting place, brought to life by some wonderful folks! Highly recommend checking them out.
Great to see Curly present this info! This kind of burial is an interesting concept. I have been considering recently a more natural process for my own to be more earth friendly.
Never heard of a green burial before. It feels like a more thoughtful and natural process to grieve a loved one. Thank you for the info Curly!!! We love you!
What a lovely, lovely episode for what is sure to be an excellent new series! This topic is close to my heart and I'm so glad PBS dives deep into so many of these topics surrounding grief, community building, cultural practices, natural conservation, it all intersects.
I really like the idea of a green burial. I've always thought that I'd like to donate absolutely everything that anyone can use and then leave the rest of my body out for animals to eat or bury with no preparation so it can decompose naturally. It's like I keep saying, "I'm done with this body, so now let it help however it can." I consider it the ultimate recycling!
As an aspiring death doula, this is one of my favorite topics to discuss with people! Thank you for talking about it, though I wish you had had time to also discuss Alkoline Hydrolisis, or Water Creamtion. Something for next time, maybe.
I am so very interested in Alkaline Hydrolysis! Absolutely fascinating. I always thought I’d want a cremation or green burial, I don’t want my death to have a negative ecological impact (for instance embalming is deffffinitely not happening for me). I thought cremation was the way I was going to go but obviously there’s some big issues with traditional cremation when it comes to pollution. When I found out about water cremation I was so excited, it’s like a perfect amalgamation of the things I want. Now I just need it to become 1) legal where I live and 2) for facilities to actual be built. It’s difficult just how slowly things progress in law when it comes to burial practices (fairly ridiculous in my opinion) and even in the places where it’s been legalized many don’t have facilities and that’s super frustrating. But yeah, my long winded way of saying Hell Yes to water cremation!
Green burial, aquamation, or capsule burial with a tree (Not sure if I have to be composted first for that last one). If we use aquamation, then the cremains to be included in a reef.
Love the way this video turned out. Thank you for getting the word out about green burials. This is something vital to our environment, and what a way to lay our loved ones to rest naturally.
My mother was buried green. In a simple box, no embalming, and (in her words) "naked as the day she came into this world." There was only one place in Lane county that would allow that and we had to lie to get her in there. It would have been thousands I didn't have if I couldn't get her in there. (Edit: she died 12 years ago.) I want to be aquamated.
@@pbsvoices I love PBS voices. I'm happy to hear more about these things. I'm also a member of the Order Of The Good Death (Caitlin Doughty). I love her and the movement around natural burial and decomposition.
Hello fellow Deathling! I'd love to be composted, or green buried, or aquamated. Unfortunately the closest I have in my area as far as I know is cremation. I do NOT want to be embalmed after my organs are donated.
I could not agree more with all these lovely comments praising this new show, its writing and its host! Thank you for presenting this new/old concept in such a positive and approachable way. I wish you all could see Pat’s grave now- we’ve had a wet spring and all the restoration seeds we planted are creating native habitat out of the gift of his body as we speak. That’s what’s so meaningful about the choice of natural burial (to me)- the earth can make truly valuable use out of our bodies- and all we have to do for that to happen is let nature take its course and protect the sacred spaces where it can take place.
A very good interviewer. Brilliant work in this field is happening, I think people my age and younger-and even my own mother-have a growing interest in these kinds of alternatives.
Curly, I remember you from Buzzfeed,and it’s wonderful to see you here! I’d never heard of these options, so now you may color me intrigued! I’m gonna see if my state will move towards allowing this! This piece reminded me to look up pod burial, and becoming part of the coral reef! Now o have some fun homework to do! I’m sure your lovely Abuelita is resting well.
I would love a green burial in a friend's garden. Every time they see their roses bloom or eat their home-grown vegetables, they'll know I was giving them one last gift. It might be a little awkward if they sell the house a few decades later and the new owners dig up the yard to make a swimming pool or something, but then I would get to be part of an urban legend, too.
Human composting is the way to go. It’s feeding plant life and therefore help future generations. Liquifying is another option, where body is fed to plants. Once the spirit leaves the body, it should nourish the earth, not toxify it.
And a living person (and his/her pets) also should be allowed to leave biodegradable waste in green areas, this is also a part of nutrient cycle. Of course, better to do it out of public view. Animals have no sewerage and landfills in nature.
@@FalconfromRF Actually I disagree on human waste because of pharmaceuticals. People are on various drugs like birth control, antidepressants, antihistamines, heart meds, are some of the common ones. I assume the liquifiying process of a human body would go through many filters. But random people leaving their waste behind may be problematic.
I love that we're moving back to planting ourselves directly into the earth when we're done with our bodies and I'm excited to be Recomposed after I die. I wish it would have been an option for my mom, who was an avid gardener. She did what she felt was the next best thing, at the time, and donated herself to our state's FIRS (body farm) Otherwise, I have about half of my family on board for natural organic reduction or natural burial. The rest aren't ready to talk about it, yet; they don't seem to have any moral objections, they just don't like to think about death.
thank you for your comments. It's a tough discussion that so many of us avoid - which is one reason we wanted to make this series. We hope to make it a little less awkward to start the conversation...
I’m hopeful that when my time comes, human composting or other forms of green burials are widely available. Wrap me in unbleached, natural fibers and let me feed the trees.
I absolutely love the idea of actually making an impact even when I'm gone, I want to something important with my life and to help others so doing something important in my death makes so much sense to me. I think this and either ash-cement the coral growth bases (not sure what theyre called) or just straight up chucking me into the sea so I can directly give back to the ocean that we take so much from (also maybe now that I think about it, throw me in Maine and find a lobster that snacked on me and feed it to someone who hated me for no reason just so I can get under their skin one last time 😂)
Great work, Curly! Keep it up. As a funeral home owner in Houston, Texas, I have to mention, though, some of the content isn't quite accurate and a little misleading. I love the premise of the series but if you really want to know what our connection with death is (or more accurately "isn't") or if you want to know "how we got here," (as mentioned in the Series Description) there are a few prerequisite topics that need to be discussed in order to paint the whole picture. Keep digging! and, great series!
Muslim burial practices have a long history of being in harmony with nature. The Islamic tradition emphasizes simplicity, humility, and respect for the environment, including the manner in which Muslims are buried. While there is no specific time frame for when Muslims began burying their dead in green nature, the principles guiding these practices can be traced back to the time of the Prophet Muhammad in the 7th century. In Islamic tradition, the preferred method of burial is known as "Tahara" or "Ghusl," which involves performing ritual cleansing of the deceased body. The body is then wrapped in a simple white shroud called a "kafan." The burial itself takes place as soon as possible after death, preferably within 24 hours. Muslims are encouraged to bury their deceased in designated burial grounds, such as cemeteries or graveyards. These areas are typically designed to be peaceful and harmonious, often incorporating green spaces and natural surroundings. The idea behind burying in green nature is to return the body to the earth and allow it to decompose naturally, following the principle of "from dust to dust." While the specific practices and rituals associated with Muslim burials may vary across different cultures and regions, the overall concept of burying in green nature has been followed by Muslims for centuries as a way to honor the deceased, promote environmental sustainability, and maintain a connection with the earth. In a sacred manner, I lovingly laid to rest certain members of my dear family, using my own hands to dig a profound six-foot resting place. During this profound act, I was granted a divine opportunity to commune with Mother Earth, allowing me to perceive the interconnectedness of all things. As I delved into the depths of the soil, I could sense the profound energies that flow both beneath and above, aligning myself with the greater cosmic rhythm. 🙏🏽🌎🌿
If you've ever done research into what all is involved with embalming the body . . . *shivers* . . . Well, it ain't pretty. In my personal opinion I feel like the embalming process is hugely disrespectful to the deceased. Plus, it puts a huge amount of nasty chemicals into the ground which can poison the local ground water. I have told everyone in my family that I want a natural burial. I simply want to be returned to Mother Earth the way people were interred for thousands of years before the invention of modern burials.
Excellent video! I’ve been looking for this info. We should be returned to the earth so that God can use and analyze our bodies for future healing discoveries. Thank you!!
My personal preference would be some version of a sky burial, to be eaten by wild animals and birds. If that's not available, composting sounds pretty good. The catholic bishops can go do something uncomfortable and anatomically improbable to themselves. Haven't they done enough damage? Do we have to listen to their bigoted opinions?
I want a green burial for a simple reason…modern burial practices focus more on vanity than anything else. The preservation of the corpse, the monuments erected to mark the dead…. For the vast majority of us, we are forgotten not long after we are gone. Indeed, who bothers to visit the graves of ancestors once they complete their grieving processes? Modem burials seem to fixate on leaving a lasting mark that “X” was here. Rather, we should accept that we are here for a season to touch those around us and move on.
If decomposing organic matter is good for nature, dog owners shouldn't be forced to pick up after their pets (of course, if it happens outside residental areas). And so it's ok for humans to use bushes and woods as toilets. Throwing food waste into forest is also ok.
And then when a new development builds all the bodies are dug up and desecrated. No one can visit their dead and re-dig in events where foul play may have occurred. Lots of categorical reasons why we have a more specific systems today. Cremation is better if you want to save the land space.
what i wonder is should we be doing this when we ingest medications, plastics and radiation. i understand the appeal, i just want to know everything about it before taking a decision.
I can understand the church trying to influence their own people in their burial practices, but it is not their place to stop anyone else from finding the burial that best suits their own spiritual needs. Or non spiritual should the person have been agnostic or atheist.
Hmmm, almost makes you think that someone is planning a mass due off of humans so they need a quicker cheaper way to be legalized. Soylent green repackaged as Human composting.
Once a Christian is dead, it doesn’t matter, to God or to us, what happens to our earthly body. The true “us” is already with Jesus. Our body is simply the mortal shell.
Embalming increases the risk of cancer for the embalmer and also produces contaminated runoff. Cremation isn't great for the climate either. Thats why im a fan of composting. Im done with my body, might as well make use of it.
"Death Doula" has to be the most comforting phrase I've heard on a long time.
Oh Curly, how wonderful to see you branching out. Thank you for presenting this information. We all deserve better burial practices.
CURLY!!! ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
I know, right?
Who is he? I’ve watched PBS my whole life and have never seen him. What other episodes does he present?
@@SolaScriptura-n-cats he was on TH-cam on Pero Like
I love this idea of more eco friendly burial & love Curly as the host. His compassion just radiates, he is such a sweet soul.
The connection during the interview with Pam is making me cry.
she and her family were so generous to speak with us about their journey
I've always been drawn toward a more natural burial process. What a fantastic, well thought out episode - that I know have watched twice. The first time I was just captivated by Curly's wonderful sense of style and voice that I needed to watch it again
I agree
Curly’s done a beautiful job hosting. Love his energy and how eloquent he is. 🥰
I visited Campo de Estrellas recently, it is a truly beautiful resting place, brought to life by some wonderful folks! Highly recommend checking them out.
My dad works at a natural cemetery in Florida called heartwood preserve
Great to see Curly present this info! This kind of burial is an interesting concept. I have been considering recently a more natural process for my own to be more earth friendly.
My family works in post life care and despite that, I’ve never heard of this. I would LOVE to do this when I pass.
6:28 thank you for giving her soooo much compassion and care, for talking through her grief❤
My husband & I have chosen natural burial and made all our arrangements in advance. We have found a lot of comfort and peace in the process.
Curly is the perfect host for this conversation, love this episode, such interesting information. ❤
We agree Curly rules!
Never heard of a green burial before. It feels like a more thoughtful and natural process to grieve a loved one. Thank you for the info Curly!!! We love you!
What a lovely, lovely episode for what is sure to be an excellent new series! This topic is close to my heart and I'm so glad PBS dives deep into so many of these topics surrounding grief, community building, cultural practices, natural conservation, it all intersects.
I really like the idea of a green burial. I've always thought that I'd like to donate absolutely everything that anyone can use and then leave the rest of my body out for animals to eat or bury with no preparation so it can decompose naturally. It's like I keep saying, "I'm done with this body, so now let it help however it can." I consider it the ultimate recycling!
I hope my cats eat me lol
As an aspiring death doula, this is one of my favorite topics to discuss with people! Thank you for talking about it, though I wish you had had time to also discuss Alkoline Hydrolisis, or Water Creamtion. Something for next time, maybe.
I am so very interested in Alkaline Hydrolysis! Absolutely fascinating. I always thought I’d want a cremation or green burial, I don’t want my death to have a negative ecological impact (for instance embalming is deffffinitely not happening for me). I thought cremation was the way I was going to go but obviously there’s some big issues with traditional cremation when it comes to pollution. When I found out about water cremation I was so excited, it’s like a perfect amalgamation of the things I want. Now I just need it to become 1) legal where I live and 2) for facilities to actual be built. It’s difficult just how slowly things progress in law when it comes to burial practices (fairly ridiculous in my opinion) and even in the places where it’s been legalized many don’t have facilities and that’s super frustrating. But yeah, my long winded way of saying Hell Yes to water cremation!
Death is a difficult topic to have with your loved ones. Thank you Curly. Well done!
I love Curly and I love this series.
we hope you keep watching!
Green burial, aquamation, or capsule burial with a tree (Not sure if I have to be composted first for that last one). If we use aquamation, then the cremains to be included in a reef.
They should talk to Caitlyn from Order of the Good Death. She's been a green burial advocate for years.
Love the way this video turned out. Thank you for getting the word out about green burials. This is something vital to our environment, and what a way to lay our loved ones to rest naturally.
My mother was buried green. In a simple box, no embalming, and (in her words) "naked as the day she came into this world." There was only one place in Lane county that would allow that and we had to lie to get her in there. It would have been thousands I didn't have if I couldn't get her in there. (Edit: she died 12 years ago.)
I want to be aquamated.
The options are expanding slowly and attitudes are changing much more quickly. Thanks for your comment and we hope you keep watching!
@@pbsvoices I love PBS voices. I'm happy to hear more about these things. I'm also a member of the Order Of The Good Death (Caitlin Doughty). I love her and the movement around natural burial and decomposition.
Hello fellow Deathling!
I'd love to be composted, or green buried, or aquamated.
Unfortunately the closest I have in my area as far as I know is cremation. I do NOT want to be embalmed after my organs are donated.
I could not agree more with all these lovely comments praising this new show, its writing and its host! Thank you for presenting this new/old concept in such a positive and approachable way. I wish you all could see Pat’s grave now- we’ve had a wet spring and all the restoration seeds we planted are creating native habitat out of the gift of his body as we speak. That’s what’s so meaningful about the choice of natural burial (to me)- the earth can make truly valuable use out of our bodies- and all we have to do for that to happen is let nature take its course and protect the sacred spaces where it can take place.
It's nice to see a large media group like PBS trying to tackle THE big question; what happens when we die.
So proud of you, Curly! Love this segment
Absolutely agree! I’ve been interested in this for many years! It’s good to see others are now feeling the same way!
A very good interviewer. Brilliant work in this field is happening, I think people my age and younger-and even my own mother-have a growing interest in these kinds of alternatives.
Oh wow it's cool to see curly hosting this show, i hope they get caitlin doughty to consult or guest in this series.
This turned out great ❤
thanks!
Aimee - thank you 💗
Curly, I remember you from Buzzfeed,and it’s wonderful to see you here! I’d never heard of these options, so now you may color me intrigued! I’m gonna see if my state will move towards allowing this! This piece reminded me to look up pod burial, and becoming part of the coral reef! Now o have some fun homework to do! I’m sure your lovely Abuelita is resting well.
Curly, so good to watch you grow ❤
I would love a green burial in a friend's garden. Every time they see their roses bloom or eat their home-grown vegetables, they'll know I was giving them one last gift. It might be a little awkward if they sell the house a few decades later and the new owners dig up the yard to make a swimming pool or something, but then I would get to be part of an urban legend, too.
Human composting is the way to go. It’s feeding plant life and therefore help future generations. Liquifying is another option, where body is fed to plants. Once the spirit leaves the body, it should nourish the earth, not toxify it.
And a living person (and his/her pets) also should be allowed to leave biodegradable waste in green areas, this is also a part of nutrient cycle.
Of course, better to do it out of public view.
Animals have no sewerage and landfills in nature.
@@FalconfromRF Actually I disagree on human waste because of pharmaceuticals. People are on various drugs like birth control, antidepressants, antihistamines, heart meds, are some of the common ones. I assume the liquifiying process of a human body would go through many filters. But random people leaving their waste behind may be problematic.
Yes, I've been looking into this
I love that we're moving back to planting ourselves directly into the earth when we're done with our bodies and I'm excited to be Recomposed after I die. I wish it would have been an option for my mom, who was an avid gardener. She did what she felt was the next best thing, at the time, and donated herself to our state's FIRS (body farm)
Otherwise, I have about half of my family on board for natural organic reduction or natural burial. The rest aren't ready to talk about it, yet; they don't seem to have any moral objections, they just don't like to think about death.
thank you for your comments. It's a tough discussion that so many of us avoid - which is one reason we wanted to make this series. We hope to make it a little less awkward to start the conversation...
Thank you!!❤
PAM! Thank you so much 💛💛✨
i love this concept! after death, all i want is a deep hole to rest in :)
that should be easy...
I would love it as long as there is a marker
Curly, we love you! I love to see you out here thriving, expanding and living your wildest queer Central American goals 🇳🇮🇸🇻
*I* think you'd be absolutely mad not to host 'Ask a Mortician' on your show! Or guest on hers! She covered this very topic, and taught me a lot.
I’m excited that this is an option.
I’m hopeful that when my time comes, human composting or other forms of green burials are widely available. Wrap me in unbleached, natural fibers and let me feed the trees.
Same!
I had never heard of this. I love the idea. I'm gonna be talking about it and doing more research.
Great video! Found this through PBS Storied's Monstrum video on Sasquatch
Curly great job this was super interesting and easy to follow its so nice seeing you doing your thing sorry about your Abuela as well take care
What a cool and pleasant surprise to see Curly hosting distinctly cultural content ❤
Curly! PBS & Curly is a powerful combo! ❤
Thank you love this conversation!
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I find this topic fascinating, and Curly as host is just perfect ❤
I absolutely love the idea of actually making an impact even when I'm gone, I want to something important with my life and to help others so doing something important in my death makes so much sense to me. I think this and either ash-cement the coral growth bases (not sure what theyre called) or just straight up chucking me into the sea so I can directly give back to the ocean that we take so much from (also maybe now that I think about it, throw me in Maine and find a lobster that snacked on me and feed it to someone who hated me for no reason just so I can get under their skin one last time 😂)
Love love love it!! 🙏❤️
Curly! Interesting topic, but it's so cool to see Curly hosting!
Great work, Curly! Keep it up. As a funeral home owner in Houston, Texas, I have to mention, though, some of the content isn't quite accurate and a little misleading. I love the premise of the series but if you really want to know what our connection with death is (or more accurately "isn't") or if you want to know "how we got here," (as mentioned in the Series Description) there are a few prerequisite topics that need to be discussed in order to paint the whole picture. Keep digging! and, great series!
Gee, a funeral home owner doesn’t like what they’re saying about traditional funerals? Color me surprised!
I was told to say Monstrum sent me
Personally I am all for it. Ashes to ashes and dust to dust. From the dust you came and to the dust you will return.
Shout out from your other mother. Great job Curly!👍🏽❤️
great video, i'm looking forward to seeing more!
Green burial is my second choice after a sky burial.
im down might as well feed the earth once im dead
Why not discuss fabric caskets or casketless burials?
Muslim burial practices have a long history of being in harmony with nature. The Islamic tradition emphasizes simplicity, humility, and respect for the environment, including the manner in which Muslims are buried. While there is no specific time frame for when Muslims began burying their dead in green nature, the principles guiding these practices can be traced back to the time of the Prophet Muhammad in the 7th century.
In Islamic tradition, the preferred method of burial is known as "Tahara" or "Ghusl," which involves performing ritual cleansing of the deceased body. The body is then wrapped in a simple white shroud called a "kafan." The burial itself takes place as soon as possible after death, preferably within 24 hours.
Muslims are encouraged to bury their deceased in designated burial grounds, such as cemeteries or graveyards. These areas are typically designed to be peaceful and harmonious, often incorporating green spaces and natural surroundings. The idea behind burying in green nature is to return the body to the earth and allow it to decompose naturally, following the principle of "from dust to dust."
While the specific practices and rituals associated with Muslim burials may vary across different cultures and regions, the overall concept of burying in green nature has been followed by Muslims for centuries as a way to honor the deceased, promote environmental sustainability, and maintain a connection with the earth.
In a sacred manner, I lovingly laid to rest certain members of my dear family, using my own hands to dig a profound six-foot resting place. During this profound act, I was granted a divine opportunity to commune with Mother Earth, allowing me to perceive the interconnectedness of all things. As I delved into the depths of the soil, I could sense the profound energies that flow both beneath and above, aligning myself with the greater cosmic rhythm.
🙏🏽🌎🌿
More Curly plz!!!
If you've ever done research into what all is involved with embalming the body . . . *shivers* . . . Well, it ain't pretty. In my personal opinion I feel like the embalming process is hugely disrespectful to the deceased. Plus, it puts a huge amount of nasty chemicals into the ground which can poison the local ground water. I have told everyone in my family that I want a natural burial. I simply want to be returned to Mother Earth the way people were interred for thousands of years before the invention of modern burials.
I knew it was just a matter of time before they talked about nature on this channel
Excellent video! I’ve been looking for this info. We should be returned to the earth so that God can use and analyze our bodies for future healing discoveries. Thank you!!
When I die I want a green burial. No casket no embalming
OMG CURLY!!!
Omg CURLY!!!
Definitivamente retiro mi suspensión por esto y Apollo total a Maycol
Monstrum sent me 💜🧿
I Love Curly
My personal preference would be some version of a sky burial, to be eaten by wild animals and birds. If that's not available, composting sounds pretty good. The catholic bishops can go do something uncomfortable and anatomically improbable to themselves. Haven't they done enough damage? Do we have to listen to their bigoted opinions?
I want a green burial for a simple reason…modern burial practices focus more on vanity than anything else. The preservation of the corpse, the monuments erected to mark the dead…. For the vast majority of us, we are forgotten not long after we are gone. Indeed, who bothers to visit the graves of ancestors once they complete their grieving processes? Modem burials seem to fixate on leaving a lasting mark that “X” was here. Rather, we should accept that we are here for a season to touch those around us and move on.
🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽
Monstrum sent me
Born in ze toobz
Live in ze podz
Eat ze boogz
Feed ze treez
Curly ❤
If decomposing organic matter is good for nature, dog owners shouldn't be forced to pick up after their pets (of course, if it happens outside residental areas).
And so it's ok for humans to use bushes and woods as toilets.
Throwing food waste into forest is also ok.
You really have to try to sound like that dude.
Yeah, it’s like nails on a chalkboard.
And then when a new development builds all the bodies are dug up and desecrated. No one can visit their dead and re-dig in events where foul play may have occurred. Lots of categorical reasons why we have a more specific systems today. Cremation is better if you want to save the land space.
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Looks Curlyyyy ! On mf PBS !!!
Outside of the cost of casket and digging, this should be free
I'm in California I'm from the Luiseno tribe in la Jolla Indian Reservation and we still bury are own people,we don't have the city do it for us...
Curlyy ?!??!?!
I thought this was a parody with that thumbnail.
BURY ME RAW
what i wonder is should we be doing this when we ingest medications, plastics and radiation. i understand the appeal, i just want to know everything about it before taking a decision.
Here from Monstrum
I can understand the church trying to influence their own people in their burial practices, but it is not their place to stop anyone else from finding the burial that best suits their own spiritual needs. Or non spiritual should the person have been agnostic or atheist.
Now I know how I'd like to be buried
This is how love ones buried in Islam
Hmmm, almost makes you think that someone is planning a mass due off of humans so they need a quicker cheaper way to be legalized. Soylent green repackaged as Human composting.
Once a Christian is dead, it doesn’t matter, to God or to us, what happens to our earthly body. The true “us” is already with Jesus. Our body is simply the mortal shell.
Embalming increases the risk of cancer for the embalmer and also produces contaminated runoff. Cremation isn't great for the climate either. Thats why im a fan of composting. Im done with my body, might as well make use of it.
I came to this because you are as cute and interesting as your name. I'm not alone either I'm sure. Now please stop pretending you don't know😝