Green Death Resources

For Massachusetts residents

Funeral Consumers Alliance of Eastern MA – the local group of a national watchdog and consumer advocacy organization, protecting funeral consumers’ rights. Their website contains a General Price Survey of many area funeral homes.

Caring for your own dead in MA – state statutes, laws, and regulations regarding after-death care by families in Massachusetts. Very important to carefully familiarize yourself with this and take helpful preparatory steps in advance.

Green Burial MA.org – Massachusetts’ home base for resources and locations of green burial options

The National Home Funeral Alliance includes a directory of death doulas, end of life navigators, home funeral guides and related service providers which you can search on geographically.

Peaceful Passage At Home serves Eastern and Central MA. This team of colleagues with a collectively broad skillset and experience base offers support with end-of-life and after-death care.

The National End-of-Life Doula Alliance offers a directory of end-of-life care providers and offers trainings. By definition, doulas support the dying and their families during all that happens until the last breath.

Funerary Artisans Collective – A collective artists and craftsfolk who make funerary products. It includes a location-based search feature so you can find lots of locally-sourced products, including coffins, urns, shrouds, and more.

The Valley Conservation Project is pursuing the creation of the state’s first conservation burial ground in the Pioneer Valley of Western MA.

The After-Death Care Educator Handbook – available on Amazon for $16.95 – covers the details of body care and more. It includes a very comprehensive planning guide and workbook that covers all the realms of consideration for thorough end-of-life planning for those wanting to reclaim some of the old ways and create a natural, greener passage.