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River Crossing Burial Ground will be a natural cemetery, also known as land for Green burial. The vision is to slowly transform the already beautiful piece of land, which was largely cleared to graze cattle, into a permaculture-based sanctuary that produces food, woven with beauty and intention, and sprinkled with sacred spots. 

The land still holds an old oak tree, many maples and cedars, salmonberries, nettles, and a creek with an old homestead house. These native plants will be nurtured and added, alongside intentionally chosen food-producing trees and other plants. 

Imagine – coming back year after year to tend a grove of berries growing over and from your ancestors.  

Humans have ancestors who cared for their own dead, who performed ceremony as a part of body disposition. So much of historical and current forces seek to disconnect us from our own dead, and from the realities of our bodies as a part of the natural cycle. This cemetery offers a space for people to explore re-weaving connection with the dead, and with the earth. A respectful space for you to be able to carry out your own traditions with privacy and as few limitations as possible. This cemetery will exist as a part of the fabric of community and will evolve to meet the needs of community members as they arise.