{"id":100659,"date":"2024-11-25T15:59:14","date_gmt":"2024-11-25T23:59:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oakmontvillage.com\/?p=100659"},"modified":"2025-08-21T12:10:57","modified_gmt":"2025-08-21T19:10:57","slug":"better-place-forests-a-tranquil-place-for-ashes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/oakmontvillage.com\/article\/better-place-forests-a-tranquil-place-for-ashes\/","title":{"rendered":"Cafe Mortel: Better Place Forests &#8211; A Tranquil Place for Ashes"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div style=\"padding:51.14% 0 0 0;position:relative;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/884459755?badge=0&amp;autopause=0&amp;quality_selector=1&amp;player_id=0&amp;app_id=58479\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" style=\"position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;\" title=\"11-01-23: Cafe Mortel\"><\/iframe><\/div><script src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/api\/player.js\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>Announcement for this event:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Are you interested in learning about a natural and sustainable alternative to cemeteries? Please join Alethea Valley and Gillian Nye from Better Place Forests at Cafe Mortel on November 1st at 3 p.m. to learn more about America\u2019s First Memorial Forest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Many people want to have their ashes spread in nature &#8211; in a place that is private, peaceful, and beautiful. Better Place Forest&#8217;s serene forest and experienced forest team provide this option. It is a protected forest and home to Memorial Trees, which are established, growing trees that serve as a resting place for cremated remains. Ashes are mixed with native soil from the forests and spread at the base of the tree forever becoming part of the environment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The experienced team helps people navigate difficult conversations about end-of-life with meaningful outcomes. Planning provides peace of mind and is a gift to those left behind. People select a Memorial Tree for themselves, their families and even their pets if they want to include them. The Memorial Tree can stand as a living legacy for friends and family for many generations to come.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Better Place Forests are located across the country. The closest to Santa Rosa is in Point Arena, CA, a small coastal town on the southern border of Mendocino.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What better time than the afternoon before Day of the Dead to contemplate our final resting place. Join Caf\u00e9 Mortel on Wednesday, November 1st, at 3p.m. till 4:15 in the Central Activity Center, Room B or via Zoom to hear about this meaningful way to honor those who have passed. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Come hear about a remarkable and serene location for cremated remains.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2916,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[211,206],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-100659","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-community","category-vid"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/oakmontvillage.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/100659","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/oakmontvillage.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/oakmontvillage.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/oakmontvillage.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2916"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/oakmontvillage.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=100659"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/oakmontvillage.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/100659\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":133442,"href":"https:\/\/oakmontvillage.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/100659\/revisions\/133442"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/oakmontvillage.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=100659"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/oakmontvillage.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=100659"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/oakmontvillage.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=100659"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}