Dear Friends of Greensprings,
We're inaugurating a lecture series --- the Greensprings Lecture Series. Our kick-off speaker is Mark Harris, author of Grave Matters, which tells the story of the natural burial movement in North America. This lecture commemorates our 3rd anniversary. Save the date: Wednesday, May 20, 7 p.m., at the Unitarian Church, 306 North Aurora Street, Ithaca.

Mark's presentation is a visual tour of North America's growing green burial movement. Drawn from his research and travels, his images of natural burials include those that take place in backyard gravesites, at sea, and in natural cemeteries. Mark also surveys home funerals and burial via memorial reef ball, a honeycombed dome that contains cremains --- ashes of the deceased. Archival photographs show early American funerals and their progression to the more involved send-offs of today.

The presentation begins with a 5-minute slideshow about Greensprings. There'll be plenty of time to chat with Mark Harris afterward or have your book signed.
Our cosponsor for the lecture series is Greg Garvan and Money With a Mission, a comprehensive fee-only financial life planning and asset management service that helps people connect their financial lives to their green values.

Coming attractions:

Stop by our table at the Gorges Green Expo on May 31 at Stewart Park on Cayuga Lake, sponsored by the Ithaca Festival.
Come to our Annual Meeting and Picnic at Greensprings on Saturday, June 6 at noon.

Dates to remember:

May 20th - Presentation by Mark Harris, author of Grave Matters
May 31st - Gorges Green Expo at Stewart Park
June 6th - Annual Meeting and Picnic at Greensprings

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