Source: The New York Times
In California it is now possible to get buried in the vineyard of the Holy Sepulchre Cemetery for the modest sum of $1.000 dollars.
28 Juni 2016 11:54
Brilio.net/en - Since 2006, a cemetery and a vineyard share 16 acres of land in Hayward, California. The bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Oakland, Michael C. Barber, wanted to make the Holy Sepulchre Cemetery a bit more beautiful. He thus decided to plant grape vines around the graves and explained: The cemetery doesnt seem like such a sad and fearsome place when you go there and see the vines.
Even if drinking a wine that grew from the same soil as decomposing bodies can sound somewhat a little bit weird (not to say morbid), it seems like the wine tastes quite good and is slowly but surely building a name for itself. The composition of the soils has a direct impact on the quality and taste of the future wine since the roots of the grape vines are deeply immersed in this soil and draw on the reserves.
In the case of the bishops vineyard, it is still important to note that the wine graves are not planted straight above the graves. The closest ones are located twenty meters away from the next grave and all the trees have been planted in an empty area that remained unused for years.
It is not the first time that such an initiative was taken in an American cemetery to make the place more attractive. All around the country, cemeteries have found very creative ways to draw visitors attention: yoga classes in chapels, twilight tours, family fun nights, concerts in mausoleums, dog days, Segway days and even horror movie nights.
Is it all just a constant ploy for better business or a helpful way to reconcile people and death?
