March 12, 2013 a group of family and friends gathered to pay their respects to a friend. The beautiful boughs a top the wooden casket were from the woods he loved and were crafted by a family member. On FaceBook
Field Trip to Cedar Brook Burial Ground A MeetUp Group planned a visit! Join us for a field trip to one of Maine’s two green burial grounds, Cedar Brook Burial Ground in Limington. Some of us were really inspired after attending Chuck Lakin’s home funeral talks to check it out, as green burial is very …
In England the green burial movement began in 1993 with the opening of The Woodland Burial ground within Carlisle Cemetery. Today there are over 200 natural, or green, burial sites in the UK. The first dedicated green burial ground in the US, Ramsey Creek Preserve, opened in South Carolina in 1998. There are currently a …
Cremation. No law requires a casket for cremation. On the contrary, federal law requires a funeral home or crematory to inform you that you may use an alternative container, and to make such containers available to you. An alternative container may be made of unfinished wood, pressed wood, fiberboard, or cardboard. https://www.nolo.com/legal-encyclopedia/burial-cremation-laws-maine.html#7
No. While Maine law seems to require a casket seller to possess a funeral director’s license (see 32 M.R.S.A. § § 1400(5) and 1501), federal law requires funeral homes to accept caskets that consumers have purchased from another source, such as an online retailer. You may also build your own casket, if you prefer. A …
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Embalming is a process in which blood is drained from the body and replaced with fluids that delay disintegration. Though it is still a common procedure, embalming is rarely necessary; refrigeration serves the same purpose. In Maine, if a body will be shipped by common carrier — such as an airplane or train — it …
Here’s how www.pressherald.com/2017/08/13/want-to-be-green-even-after-youre-gone/ By Ray Routhier People who spend their lives trying to lessen their impact on the natural world increasingly want to die that way, too. Green burials are becoming more popular across the country and in Maine, too. Though there’s no one place to go for data on the trend, many figures point …
Mary Lauren Fraser weaves caskets, urns and baskets out of willow. Handwoven, bio-degradable and locally made in western Massachusetts, her coffins are an alternative to the conventional casket and a beautiful addition to green burials. See examples of her work, more information and ways to contact her on her website: www.FraserBaskets.com or call at 413-367-8266.
By Joann Mackenzie Staff Writer, Gloucester Daily Times Mar 16, 2016 Local interest in green burials centers on the creation of a dedicated land preserve that would provide an option to traditional cemeteries. There will be a discussion on the topic Thursday following a film screening at Sawyer Free Library in Gloucester. “A Will of the …
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