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Light & Remembrance (Summer Solstice Newsletter)
Dear Friend of Green Burial, In Massachusetts, approval of new cemeteries and extensions to existing cemeteries falls to local Boards of Health [MGL Ch. 114 §34]. A wonderful opportunity to educate these officials arrived in our inbox in March when
Next GBM presentation training – June 28, 2024
We are happy to announce the next training on giving presentations about green burial. Many of you have become experts over the years! Share your knowledge. Join us in our mission of educating others.
The Burial of Frederick, My Brother
His daughters, and his close friends, bathed him. He had been sick for several months so, as was the tradition in his community of farmers, dancers, musicians, storytellers, and everyday people that populated the mountains of Western North Carolina, a loving “Frederick” sewing circle joined together, and started quilting. …
The growing industry of green burials
NPR’s “The Indicator on Planet Money” looks at the prices and features of sustainable burials.
Next GBM presentation training – January 18, 2024
We are happy to announce the next training on giving presentations about green burial. Many of you have become experts over the years! Share your knowledge. Join us in our mission of educating others. We’d love your help to spread
Winter Solstice
The spirit of giving comes in many forms. Today, we celebrate those who volunteer their time. Green Burial Massachusetts(GBM), Inc has received the gift of time from many: passionate board members, those who make calls to cemeteries asking about the
A new cemetery in Roxbury, Vermont is ‘like going on a hike’
Lexi Krupp of Vermont Public explores the Vermont Forest Cemetery in Roxbury, the only cemetery in the state solely dedicated to natural burials. Read the full article via Maine Public.
GBM Newsletter: Fall Equinox 2023
Autumn is the time of year when the days start to get shorter, the leaves begin to change, and we harvest what was grown over the summer months.
Greener Pastures: How New England is Reimagining Death
Candace Currie, Clerk for Green Burial Massachusetts, discusses the increasing interest in green burial and GBM’s ongoing search for land for a conservation burial ground in Massachusetts with Laurie Diane Wiegler.