Resources

See here the form to designate an agent to take care of your after death arrangements, from the NHFREA website listed below.

See here a form that can be used to supplement your other end of life affairs paperwork. Your loved ones will be reading this to help guide them after you’re gone. This isn’t a legal document but is something that would be great to keep updated and kept with your other paperwork.

NHFREA is an organization founded to support informed funeral consumer choices ​through education and advocacy. Explore their website for resources about all things end of life, as well as green burial.

Rooted in New Hampshire and expanding regionally, the Pre-Dead Social Club is cultivating clarity and community around dying, death, and all that surrounds it. Through monthly community die-a-logues, roundtable discussions, workshops, and other events, we nurture awareness and connection—reminding us that death is not an end point, but part of the natural continuum we all share.  Check them out!

The Funerary Artisans Collective is group of artists and craftspeople dedicated to making unique, responsibly sourced, eco-friendly funeral vessels using time honored techniques. They make and sell caskets, shrouds, urns, trays, and other specialty items for natural burial. And there are plenty of makers right here in New England!

The GBC is the leading organization in the green burial movement. Founded in 2005, they’ve established the standards for green burial, provide certifications to cemeteries and funeral homes, and are a wealth of knowledge and resources.

Natural Burial NH is a nonprofit whose mission is to support green burial throughout New Hampshire. Their website is a great resource for more information about all things green burial.

This is a lovely project that was brought to my attention and exists anonymously. Read below for details:

Is there something you want to say to someone who has died? Is there a dream you want to share with them? Is there an event you want to tell them about?

It is never too late.

I invite you to write a letter to your person. Put it in an envelope. Address it. Put a stamp on it. And, send it in the mail.

If you would like to have it read privately and shared anonymously, with your permission, please put a check mark on the outside of the envelope.

If you would like it to be kept sealed, please put an X on the outside of the envelope.

All letters will be kept for a brief moment in time. A ceremony will then be held where your words will be released in to the wind.

It is never too late to say what you want to say.

In Community,

~Wind Mail (TM)

(Your person's name)
℅ Wind Mail
PO Box 251
Acworth, NH
03601

Natural Burial Cemetery in Maine. In 2007, Joyce and her now late husband Peter opened their property to green burials, becoming the first green burial cemetery in New England. Cedar Brook is located in Limington, ME and is a simple and beautiful natural burial ground.

Natural Burial Cemetery in Vermont. Vermont Forest Cemetery is a conservation burial ground in Roxbury, VT whose mission includes Burial, Conservation, Art, Learning and Community. This forest cemetery provides a place where people can return their bodies naturally to the ecosystem, making burial a final act of generosity and gratitude for the land that nurtured them in life & sustaining the planet for future generations.

Future Natural Burial Cemetery in Vermont. Hopefully opening soon, Higher Ground is a conservation burial cemetery in Williamsville, VT and is a part a 223 acre wilderness sanctuary of forest and wetlands. Their passion for community has expanded to create a network that supports each other around the end of life, called Caring for our Own.

Cremated Ashes Burial in NH & ME - The Life Forest is a unique and growing entity that has taken the popular dream of wanting to becoming a tree and turned it into a reality. This conservation cemetery pairs cremated ashes with a hand-picked, native tree and maintains the memorial arboretum with love. They’re located in Hillsboro, NH and Auburn, ME.

Cremated Ashes Scattering at Sea. Portsmouth Harbor Cruises offers private charters out of Portsmouth Harbor to scatter created ashes. Charters are for 2.5 hours and the boat can fit up to 49 people. An Ocean Burial Certificate with GPS coordinates is provided afterwards.