Minimize Your Impact with A Green Burial

Help minimize the environmental impact of your passing through a green burial! Aiding in conserving natural resources, green burials emphasize simplicity and environmental sustainability. Human remains are neither prepared with embalming fluids or cremated and placed in a biodegradable coffin, and the gravesite is allowed to return to nature. Allowing your loved ones to decompose naturally, Landmark Funeral Home proudly partners with Prairie Creek Conservation Cemetery for a natural green burial for your loved one. Serving the families in in Hollywood, FL, and surrounding areas, call (954) 989-8220 today with any questions you may have about our green burials.

Prairie Creek Conservation Cemetery

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Minimize Your Impact with A Green Burial

Help minimize the environmental impact of your passing through a green burial! Aiding in conserving natural resources, green burials emphasize simplicity and environmental sustainability. Human remains are neither prepared with embalming fluids or cremated and placed in a biodegradable coffin, and the gravesite is allowed to return to nature. Allowing your loved ones to decompose naturally, Valerie Panciera's Landmark Funeral Home proudly partners with Prairie Creek Conservation Cemetery for a natural green burial for your loved one. Serving the families in in Hollywood, FL, and surrounding areas, call (954) 989-8220 today with any questions you may have about our green burials.

Prairie Creek Conservation Cemetery

A Natural Approach to Funerals

Not only can environmental stewardship extend into your afterlife, but a green burial also provides a natural approach to ensuring your passing has minimal impact on the environment of your final resting place. While many characteristics of a green funeral can vary, green burials avoid using any embalming fluids, cement, metal coffins, or clothing made from certain materials to help protect the natural environment around your biodegradable coffin. From helping provide forest restoration to putting nutrient-dense material back into the soil, a green burial provides a unique option to leave behind an honorable legacy and a sustainable future generation for years to come.

Planning A Green Burial

Green Burial Packages

Planning A Green Burial

Green Burial Packages

The Benefits of Green Burials

A Greener Way to Go

Green burials help reduce your carbon footprint
It helps reduce funeral costs
Green burials will not negatively impact the environment
Helps preserve natural areas

Eliminates hazardous chemicals
Special pricing for Veterans, members of police force and fire department, infants or children services, pre-arrangement (pre-planning)

For Human Ashes ask about our "Eco-friendly" options for Water burials, Earth burials and Bio trees.

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FAQ

WHAT IS NATURAL BURIAL? IS IT LEGAL?

Natural burial, also called green burial, is the way our ancestors buried their dead. There are three standards that define a natural burial: there can be no embalming, no vaults, and all burial containers or shrouds must be biodegradable. It is the choice consistent with the desire to limit one's impact on the environment, and it is legal in all 50 states.
WHAT IS CONSERVATION BURIAL?

Conservation burial is natural burial that goes a step further to conserve land. A portion of each burial fee is committed to pay for land acquisition, protection, restoration, and management. The burial area also becomes hallowed ground, restored to its natural condition, and protected forever with a conservation easement. Native plants beautify the burial sites.

Those who support conservation are offered a more meaningful burial option with the certainty that protected land is the ultimate legacy to leave for future generations. Families and friends are brought closer to nature in the commemoration of their loved one's life.
HOW LONG DO I HAVE TO BURY MY LOVED ONE?

In accordance with the Florida Statutes human bodies must be buried, embalmed, or refrigerated within 24 hours after death. Once under refrigeration, there is no rush for burial to occur. Burials at PCCC typically occur days or even weeks after death.
CAN I USE A CASKET? WHAT ARE MY OPTIONS?

Any biodegradable burial product is appropriate for natural burials. Some people use unfinished wood caskets, some use wicker or woven caskets, and some people use a natural cloth shroud. A shroud is just a piece of fabric that is used to wrap a body. People often use family quilts, heirloom blankets, or cotton sheets. The shroud must be made of a natural and biodegradable material like cotton, linen, or wool.

If you are planning on building a casket or purchasing one, please contact PCCC staff before to ensure the materials and dimensions are appropriate.
DO ANIMALS DISTURB SITES?

No, animals do not disturb or attempt to dig up sites. Graves are dug to a sufficient depth to prevent this.
CAN FAMILIES HAVE A VIEWING?

While some funeral homes' policies require embalming for a family to view the body, there are no laws requiring a body must be embalmed to be viewed. There are many funeral homes that are more flexible in this regard. At PCCC families are encouraged to do anything they find meaningful or healing in the grieving process.