Can cremains be buried on private property?

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My husband & I would like to be cremated and are trying to decide what to plan for the cremains.

Can they be buried on our family farm, or do they need to be in a church cemetery or columbarium? If our family farm is ok, does the priest consecrate the ground?
 
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