Local Casket, Shroud, and Marker Makers
Willow casket by Mary Lauren Fraser, Fraser Baskets, of Dummerston, Vermont
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Hand-crafted shrouds made with 100% cotton, recycled fabrics by Dina Stander of Shutesbury, Massachusetts
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Casket kit maker Chuck Lakin of Waterville, Maine makes his designs available to anyone
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Local Brattleboro clay artist Naomi Lindenfeld created our marker and can create yours
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Find more local funerary artisans and craftspeople at the National Funerary Artisans Collective
Local Resources
Brattleboro Hospice
https://brattleborohospice.org
Meeting the physical, emotional and spiritual needs of dying neighbors and their families.
Brattleboro Bayada Hospice
https://www.bayada.com/offices/vt/brattleboro/1222-putney-road/hospice
Supporting patients and their loved ones living with a limited life-expectancy prognosis.
Mary Moriarty, Certified Life-Cycle Celebrant®
[email protected] 973.800.0575 http://www.tidesoflifeceremonies.com
Experienced funeral celebrant & ceremony specialist honoring all beliefs, gravesite & full memorial services; neighbor to Higher Ground
The Life Forest
https://www.thelifeforest.com
When cremation is your choice, honoring a loved one by planting a tree in an arboretum-like setting may meet your needs.
Vermont Celebrants, Certified Life-Cycle Celebrant®
https://vermontcelebrants.com
Supporting families’ green burial and home funeral needs, ceremony officiant.
Vermont Ethics Network
https://vtethicsnetwork.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/VEN-Short-Form-Advance-Directive_Interactive_Dec-2018.pdf
Find the Vermont-specific advance directive here for download and completion, including your funeral wishes.
Vermont Funeral Resources and Education
https://www.vermontfuneral.org
Your one-stop shop to learn everything about funerals in Vermont, including a funeral home price survey for consumers, how to conduct a family-directed home funeral, and where to find funerary products made by local artists and craftspeople.
https://brattleborohospice.org
Meeting the physical, emotional and spiritual needs of dying neighbors and their families.
Brattleboro Bayada Hospice
https://www.bayada.com/offices/vt/brattleboro/1222-putney-road/hospice
Supporting patients and their loved ones living with a limited life-expectancy prognosis.
Mary Moriarty, Certified Life-Cycle Celebrant®
[email protected] 973.800.0575 http://www.tidesoflifeceremonies.com
Experienced funeral celebrant & ceremony specialist honoring all beliefs, gravesite & full memorial services; neighbor to Higher Ground
The Life Forest
https://www.thelifeforest.com
When cremation is your choice, honoring a loved one by planting a tree in an arboretum-like setting may meet your needs.
Vermont Celebrants, Certified Life-Cycle Celebrant®
https://vermontcelebrants.com
Supporting families’ green burial and home funeral needs, ceremony officiant.
Vermont Ethics Network
https://vtethicsnetwork.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/VEN-Short-Form-Advance-Directive_Interactive_Dec-2018.pdf
Find the Vermont-specific advance directive here for download and completion, including your funeral wishes.
Vermont Funeral Resources and Education
https://www.vermontfuneral.org
Your one-stop shop to learn everything about funerals in Vermont, including a funeral home price survey for consumers, how to conduct a family-directed home funeral, and where to find funerary products made by local artists and craftspeople.
“Such inspiration from the creative outpouring of artisans, craftspeople and care practitioners throughout the community supporting our work.”
—Fred Taylor, Higher Ground co-founder