Cedar Brook Burial Ground

05/16/2018

This MeetUp Group planned a visit to Cedar Brook Burial Ground. CBBG is open to the public year 'round. If you would like to plan a tour of CBBG, please contact
Joyce Foley, President CBBG
175 Boothby Road
P.O. Box 511
Limington, ME 04049-0511
207.637.2085
Email: [email protected]

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 much in line with the permaculture ethic of earth care.

05/03/2018

I’m often asked “How will I know when I’ve found my spot?” It takes a little bit of time, a quiet mind and an open heart and then, you will simply know. If you’ve made the decision about whether you want your body to be cremated or buried and communicated …

11/04/2017

Cedar Brook Burial Ground is open year 'round.

CBBG is a green cemetery in Limington, Maine and is located within a tree farm and beside the histor

08/20/2015

08/04/2014

This lovely poem was sent to us by a couple who have family buried at CBBG.

Living Tree
By Robert Morgan

It’s said they planted trees by graves
to soak up spirits of the dead
through roots into the growing wood.
The favorite in the burial yards
I knew was common juniper.
One could do worse than pass into
such a species. I like to think
that when I’m gone the chemicals
and yes the spirit that was me
might be searched out by subtle roots
and raised with sap through capillaries
into an upright, fragrant trunk,
and aromatic twigs and bark,
through needles bright as hoarfrost to
the sunlight for a century
or more, in wood repelling rot
and standing tall with monuments
and statues there on the far hill,
erect as truth, a testimony,
in ground that’s dignified by loss,
around a melancholy tree
that’s pointing toward infinity.

09/11/2013

An inspiring article -

My mother's death was not perfect. But she fought the medical establishment and managed to avoid what most Americans fear: prolonged, plugged-in suffering. By Katy Butler

08/13/2013

In the spirit of CBBG of disturbing the natural habitat as little as possible, field stone makers are allowed. Each one becomes a part of the forest floor. Stones, like this one for Peter McHugh, are available to those who purchase a plot at CBBG. A local stone engraver will inscribe the stone for you or you may take the stone to your engraver. All stones are installed flat and may be surrounded by wild flowers that grow in the area.

06/12/2013

Another option -

Wooden trays, they

05/24/2013

A green alternative

Tricycle hearse perfect for transporting eco coffin to green grave, though driver must take care:

"It's extremely long, and you have to really think about your turns. And of course, who you're carrying in the back."

05/20/2013

Interesting concept

In a unique new award based on the words of bereaved families across the UK, eight natural burial grounds have been named as regional winners.

05/14/2013

Have you considered natural burial options? From sustainably harvested bamboo to simple and inexpensive DIY coffins, there are eco-friendly options to consider when it comes to funeral planning.

04/02/2013