Bluestem Conservation Cemetery
Endswell’s Green Burial Services for Bluestem Conservation Cemetery
Endswell is a proud service provider for burial at Bluestem Conservation Cemetery. We are conveniently located less than 15 miles from Bluestem and we are honored that so many of their families have chosen Endswell as their funeral home.
In our commitment to Bluestem’s conservation efforts, Endswell discounts our green burial service from $3500 to $3000, to make our services more accessible and to honor the value that Bluestem brings to this community.
Endswell offers concierge funeral care for families choosing green burial. Our team provides 24/7 support, coordinates transportation, provides storage and safekeeping of the body, completes and orders the death certificate, handles all governmental reporting, coordinates with Bluestem, and delivers the body at the date and time specified for the green burial service.
Endswell provides shrouding of the body, which we include in our green burial package. We shroud the body with organic muslin cotton or a family quilt and, if requested, we lay North Carolina wildflowers on the shroud. Endswell can also procure caskets made by local woodworkers. Our team offers concierge funeral services and we are here to assist with your requests and needs, whatever they may be.
Bluestem is more than just a cemetery. It is “a place of reverence in a nature preserve, with native grassland restoration, a trail network, quiet areas for reflection, open space for contemplation, and a conservation cemetery for natural burial.”
In their own words: “BLUESTEM is designed as a place of reverence in a nature preserve where conservation, restoration and green burial practice are woven together. Bluestem offers 87 acres of open space for people and for wildlife. Visitors and volunteers participate in the care of the land, and in the care of the community. Our interdependence and interconnectedness with land is honored and attended to as physical, emotional and spiritual nourishment.
Bluestem volunteers are the energy source that activates it into being, with land restoration projects such as recreating native Southeast grasslands and establishing pollinator habitats for migratory birds and nearby farms. Human restoration projects such as building woodland trails for the grieving and supporting families with green burial services, offer opportunities to connect with nature and the Spirit in each of us.”
Bluestem families choose conservation burial because it is a low impact choice, allowing for intimate participation in laying their loved one to rest, and creates memories and a legacy connected to a special place. Also “because being in the wide open country fills my soul with quiet calmness.”
“Our mission is dedicated to nourishing spiritual practice, community service and ecological stewardship in shared fellowship. We honor the sacred in nature, the sacred in our relationships, and the sacred act of remembering our loved ones through green burial.”
Bluestem is a profound gift to this community that reflects the ultimate commitment to green burial and conservation. Endswell is honored to provide green burial services for Bluestem Conservation Cemetery.