From the time that Vermont Forest Cemetery has been open, we have provided a unique experience of natural burial which not only benefits the environment but helps mourners through the healing process. The response from families who have buried loved ones with us has been overwhelmingly positive and we believe our focus on the participatory model for natural burial has been key to this success.

It has been a busy couple of months at Vermont Forest Cemetery, so this is both a June and July newsletter! Did you know we have added a FAQ section to the "How" tab on our website?

A week of constant showers, with a forecast of more heavy rains, made it necessary to cancel our May 10th tour.  However, we now have three tours scheduled for the month of June:  June 7 at 2pm, June 14 at 10am, and June 28 at 11am.

Our big news this month is that Michelle and Paul are returning from their family leave.

With the brief respite from all the snow and a few days of unseasonably warm weather, we have had wishful thoughts of spring.

This winter has been an exceptionally beautiful time at the cemetery.

It has been a quiet and beautiful time at the Vermont Forest Cemetery. A very mild fall gave us some false confidence and we had hoped to b

Vermont Forest Cemetery has already received over a foot of snow! If this winter is anything like 2023-24, we anticipate many snow/thaw/mud

Michelle, our founder and head cemeterian, gave eleven talks and presentations throughout Vermont, while also heading up tours of the

Thanks to the efforts of two amazing community members, we can finally bring this groundbreaking documentary to the Burlington area!

As the weather cools and the leaves begin to turn, there is so much going on in September and we're excited to let our community know all ab

We had an amazing trail work day in July. Six energetic volunteers restored a long section of the historic rock wall above the Third Branch

Here is our newsletter from July 2024. Enjoy!

This was a difficult winter, but a successful one in that we were able to remain open for burial. Roxbury is right in the heart of the...

February brought some much needed sun to the Roxbury hills. We did two burials this month despite the challenges of this odd winter, and...

Today, January 14, marks one hundred days since Vermont Forest Cemetery's grand opening. We write to you humbled and exhilarated by all...

Here at the Cemetery the snow—as beautiful as it is—has impacted our operations in ways we had hoped wouldn't come until later in the...

The documentary Earthbound was filmed at the Cemetery this fall. It has been a busy time at Vermont Forest Cemetery. Our official opening...

It has been a dynamic, exciting month and we have many things to share; this probably could have been five or more newsletters, but we...

by Jim Hogle, VFC Board member Today marked the official opening of Vermont Forest Cemetery. We celebrated with a “Grand Opening...