More Hip Than Hippie Pocast #51 - Ashes to Ashes, Dust to Mulch. The Dirt on Green Burials.
We said it in the show, and we'll say it here. We're having fun with this topic. While it can be a grim subject for most, us girls decided to follow the light. Of course, we understand death to be a sensitive subject (we've both had our share of personal grief) but at the same time, it's a subject that our culture just doesn't discuss – and we think it's high time we did.

 

With that in mind, we've assembled some interesting tidbits on alternatives to traditional, highly non-green burials. We hope you'll become a little more enlightened and open up to the subject of going six feet under.

Finds and Hip news:
Finds

• Pink Magazine – it's not what you think

 

Hip News

• Ethanol dazzles Wall Street, White House - from Yahoo News.
• China's longest river "cancerous" with pollution - from Yahoo News.

 

Beer and Chocolate and Nuts!

The Beer: Hebrew The Chosen Beer - Messiah Bold.

The Chocolate:Vivani Organic Dark Chocolate.

The Nuts: Chocolate Covered Almonds from Maisie Jane’s.

Ashes to Ashes, Dust to Mulch - The Dirt on Green Burials

Green Cemeteries

• Ramsey Creek Preserve
• Glendale Memorial Nature Preserve

 

Here are some other links to learn more about Green Burials – you truly owe it yourself and your family to explore these options. They make sense on so many levels:

• Greener Ways to the Great Beyond - Mother Earth News
• Living Legacies
• Woodland, green and environmentally-friendly funerals
• Organising Green/Alternative/DIY Burials - IfIshouldDie.co.uk
• Green Graveyards -A Natural Way to Go - AARP
• Lifegem - because love lives on.
• Cremation Keepsake Pen
• For Biodegradable urns and other Keepsake items - In the light Urns.

 

Listener Emails
As usual, we got tons of it - unfortunately, we can't read all of it but we love every piece that comes our way – so don't stop! Here's what we discussed this week:

• Michael (along with the Podchef) shared his love affair with his reel mower. Val's going to get one. Maybe it will help her get her ass in shape (literally). Dori's opting for goats which is not a bad idea either. Here are a few websites to check out mowers:
  • www.cleanairgardening.com
  • www.reelmo werguide.com
• Jenn shared this rockin' "Green Dollhouse" created by professional architects. Check it out at www.brooklynkids.org
• Kellie (ding ding) from SF shared this tidbit from NPR regarding a Canadian (eh!) company making cellulose ethanol from straw and hay. Here’s the story – don’t forget to turn on (or up) your speakers.
• Gail emailed to let us know she's on her way to Kenya to entertain orphans who lost their parents to AIDS/HIV. Check out her website at www.tootsieclown.com and send her an email telling her what a commendable thing to do!
• Dave th' wave from Nova Scotia Candada (eh?) sent us a cool link about a new Canadian show called Code Green. Here’s the link www.codegreen.tv
• Amy is looking for a green job. If you can help her out, email us at hip@greenfeet.com and we'll hook you up. Otherwise Amy, here are some sources to help you find that green job of your dream.
  • www.greenjobs.com
  • www.greenbusiness.net (tell Jason Greenfeet/More Hip sent ya)
  • www.sustainablebusiness.com
• Steve is looking for a good, tasty nationally distributed Chocolate beer. Here's what we found Youngs Double Chocolate Stout. We’ve tried this before and gave it our full two hips each. You should be able to find it at Beverages N More or even Trader Joe's if you have one. If not, look for a well stocked liquor store and they could probably bring it in from their local distributor. Doesn't hurt to ask!
• Bob in Tulsa mentioned a soy based lubricant as a substitute for WD40 which is petroleum based. Check out BioKleen's Soy lube available at www.greenfeet.com.

 

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