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With most conventional burials, where a metal or chemically treated wood casket is placed in a concrete vault, there is a permanent impact on the land.Ĭhuck Lakin of Waterville, a longtime coffin maker, buried his wife in January at Rainbow’s End, a nonprofit green burial ground in Orrington, near Bangor. That way everything put in the ground, eventually, will become part of the ground.

Many people are embracing the idea of being buried in simple, wooden caskets or natural fiber shrouds, with no concrete vault. “Twelve years ago I signed up for Google alerts about green burial stories and got one every six months. “The interest over the past few years has been growing exponentially, as more people understand the problems with conventional burials,” said Webster, a former Green Burial Council board member. And a Harris Poll in 2015 found that 64 percent of respondents were interested in green burials, compared to 43 percent in a similar poll in 2010 the poll questioned more than 1,200 people over the age of 40. Now more than 150 do so, according to Lee Webster, author of the green burial guide “Changing Landscapes.” The nonprofit Green Burial Council, which works to develop standards for green burials, has had more than 4,000 people sign up for online updates since 2011. Though there’s no one place to go for data on the trend, many figures point to its increasing popularity: Two decades ago no cemeteries advertised green burials in the United States. Green burials are becoming more popular across the country and in Maine, too. People who spend their lives trying to lessen their impact on the natural world increasingly want to die that way, too. Thank you for your understanding and acceptance of these regulations. Prices are subject to change should there be a change of outside service providers, an example being the opening and closing of the grave. All prices quoted at the time of grave purchase are applicable at that time. For more information, they can be contacted by telephone at 20, via email at on their web page at 8. If you have any questions regarding a stone you are considering, please contact me at 20 or A local engraver, Blasted in Stone, owned by Scott and Kari Kelly of Standish, engrave stones for an extremely reasonable price. Stones may be engraved with the deceased’s name, dates of birth and death and any inscriptions or designs the family wishes. All stones must be laid flat to the ground.

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Everyone may select a field stone from the property for free or bring a similar one from their home property if so desired. The only maintenance done is a minimum of twice a year the grounds are mowed with a DR Mower to control underbrush growth so graves are easy to locate.Ħ. Winter burials are possible and in fact several have occurred in recent winters.ĥ. Containers or bouquets of flowers that are placed at the grave site on the day of the funeral or any time someone visits will be removed once they have died.Ģ. All burial containers, whether a wooden coffin, shroud, body bag, or container for cremated remains, must be biodegradable.Ĥ. or plastic flowers, or other ornamentation shall be placed on the grave sites. The following information is meant to clarify questions and concerns that have been asked recently.Ĭedar Brook Burial Ground is a green cemetery with the goal of preserving the area in its natural state,therefore the following regulations must be followed:ġ. If you would like to ask Chuck Lakin any questions you click her to send an email I add four inches to the height, two inches to the width and one and one half to two inches to the depth. Since I make my coffins to fit I get measurements of the person’s height, width at the shoulders and their depth measured while the person is lying down. Vaults are only thirty inches wide, which limits the width of a coffin if the person is being buried in a conventional cemetery. I make my coffins four inches longer than the person is tall, twenty two and one half inches wide and thirteen and one half inches deep. The standard funeral home coffin measures (inside) 6 feet 2 inches long, 22 1/2 inches wide and 12 inches deep. The maximum height for coffins at Cedar brook Burial Ground is tweny four inches. The following information has been provided by Chuck Lakin who builds coffins to order which offers guide lines.

Some people prefer to have a coffin built or build one him/herself.

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