NATURAL BURIALS BECOME POPULAR|省地.環保.回歸自然 美興起"生態葬"

In other news, a growing number of people in America are choosing a green burial for themselves. It turns out going green can be more than just how you live your life. It's also how you choose to say goodbye at the end of your life. Here's our report. 59-year-old Gina Walker Fox walks in the woods, planning to buy a plot for herself. The place right by a tulip tree is exactly what she wants. She can imagine her children picking wild berries here on visits. ==GINA WALKER FOX green burial plot purchaser== I love the thing about just being wrapped up and going back to the ground. And that seems to be a very easy way on the environment, and an easy way on the human body. She is among the growing number of Americans choosing a green burial. It is an old concept of ashes to ashes, dust to dust. At Rhinebeck Cemetery in New York, a dirt mound is placed right on top of a simple box or a shroud. ==SUZANNE KELLY Rhinebeck Cemetery committee chairwoman == Eventually, this will all recede and it will sort of go back to a kind of flat forest floor. Skipping burial vaults and embalming has less impact on the environment. It can save money, too. The demand for green burials has nurtured a market for eco-friendly products such as biodegradable cornstarch urns and wicker caskets. ==MARY LAUREN FRASER weaver== A lot of people, way more people coming in and saying, 'Is that a coffin? Did you make that? Is green burial legal? Can you tell me more? While state laws vary on the treatment of bodies, green burial practices are legal across the US. For some customers, it's not about cost or the environment. Becky and Chris Mancuso lost their stillborn child this year. They didn't want chemicals being used on their daughter. Chris built a wooden burial box himself. ==CHRIS MANCUSO== In any way that I could do something for her, which my wife and I, neither of us had a chance to do. Anna Grace Denton Mancuso is buried in the shade of a willow tree. It is a peaceful spot for her parents to reflect. TRANSLATED BY：SASHA CHIU