What is Natural Burial?
Natural Burial takes the environmentally friendly practice of a simple, traditional burial and advances that concept to promote a greener world by keeping land in its natural state.
Talk & Tour: Natural Burial
on Sunday, June 12th
11AM – 12PM
This educational Talk & Tour will last 1 hour.
Talk will be held inside the Welcome Center located at:
4100 Starkey Blvd., where complimentary refreshments are provided.
(Rain or shine!)
There will be no selling – only shared information.
If you are considering GREEN, ECO-FRIENDLY, NATURAL or CONSERVATION BURIAL –
cremation or full body ~ join us!
There’s a lot to know, and there are myths and misconceptions.
*OUTSIDE Tour portion will be brief and voluntary (please wear closed-toe shoes), approximately 10-15 minutes.
Call with questions (727) 376-5111
RSVP. Seats are limited.
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Heartwood Preserve’s Burial Crew is a group of very special people who assist with the natural burials that take place at Heartwood Preserve. This is a unique opportunity to help families have a meaningful closure to their loved one’s life.
The Burial Crew primarily helps to carry the deceased from the hearse (or other vehicle) to the grave, set the body over the grave, lower the body by hand (with ropes) into the grave, and finish closing the grave, after the family has participated as much as they want.
The Crew & ‘Helpers’ may also help with other needed tasks like directing parking, greeting, water, set-up & cleanup of burial area.
If this sounds like something YOU
may be interested in doing,
please join our current Crew
& Heartwood staff
for our next Training Night,
Thursday, August 26 at 6 PM.
Meeting is inside – training will be outdoors.
Pizza & refreshments provided.
We will go over:
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Safety
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Logistics
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What to expect
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Dress code Practicing/training (lifting and lowering of the deceased)
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What is a “Helper”
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Day-of routine
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Q & A
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Payment
Our Burial Crew represents not only Heartwood Preserve, but a new way of caring for our dead and for the land, that very few have had a chance to experience.
Call with any questions or to RSVP:
(727) 376-5111
Off-site event: Unitarian Universalists of Clearwater
◊ Laura Starkey, Executive Director of Heartwood Preserve Conservation Cemetery, is presenting a talk on Natural, Conservation Burial at UUC’s ‘Open Issues’ this Sunday 2/16/2020 from 9:30-10:20 am.
◊ The public is invited (please arrive by 9:25).
UUC is located at:
Unitarian Universalists of Clearwater
2470 Nursery Road
Clearwater, FL 33764
◊ Open Issues is held in the Patio Room which is to the left (East) of the main sanctuary looking out over the pond.
Come for a visit
Talk & Tour: Natural Burial is Saturday, February 22, 2020 @ 10:00 am with Diana, Heartwood’s Manager. This Talk & Tour will last 1 hour.
Talk will be held in the Heartwood Welcome Center 4100 Starkey Blvd., where complimentary refreshments are provided. There will be no selling – only shared information. If you are considering conservation burial – stop in! There’s a lot to consider, and many myths and misconceptions.
Tour will be brief and voluntary (please wear closed-toe shoes), approximately 15 minutes. Call with questions (727) 376-5111
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