Recommended Reading

Home Funeral

Natural Burial

• Undertaken With Love: A Home Funeral Guide for Families and Community Care Groups by Donna Belk and Holly Stevens, with foreword and chapters by Lee Webster
• ​Writings Original articles and resources on home funerals, green burial, end of life, funeral services, and more
• How to Have a Home Funeral and Burial in Vermont by Lee Webster, a how-to, step-by-step guide to Vermont home funerals.
• ​​How to Have a Home Funeral and Burial in New Hampshire by Lee Webster, a how-to, step-by-step guide to New Hampshire home funerals.
• Legal State Requirements for Home Funerals, an easy reference chart to understanding what is allowed in your state.

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• ​Changing Landscapes: Exploring the growth of ethical, compassionate, and environmentally sustainable green funeral service by Lee Webster, on green funeral service with notable experts in alternative after-death care
• Offering Green Burial Options in Your Hybrid Cemetery by Lee Webster, with resources for municipal lawn cemeteries wishing to go green.
• ​Start-Up Tips for Green Burial Cemetery Operators by Lee Webster, for anyone looking to start a green burial cemetery near you.
• Opening, Closing and Maintaining a Green Burial Grave by Lee Webster, with ways prominent green burial stewards have learned to manage green graves.
• On the Way to the Green Burial Cemetery: A Guide for Families by Lee Webster, with a walk-through of what to expect when attending a green burial.​

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Advance Directives, Funeral Forms, and Instructions

Designated Agent for After Death Arrangements
New Hampshire Death Certificate Worksheet
Vermont Death Certificate Worksheet
​Planning Guide and Workbook for Home Funeral Families

Lists and Charts

Green Burial Cemeteries in the US and Canada
State Requirements for Home Funerals
New England Legal Requirements
​Legal Burial Requirements by State

List of NH Town and City Clerks
List of NH Public Assistance Offices
​List of NH Newspaper Obituary Requirements
2020 Funeral Home Price Survey

Links to Recorded Interviews

• Home Funerals, Green Burials, and Social Justice interview with Lee Webster by Tanya Marsh, Death, et sec., Episode 9
• Bringing Death Back Home: Home Funerals and Burials, Moore Free Library, Brattleboro Community TV, July 26, 2019
• Home Wakes, Home Funerals 101, interview with Lee Webster, Ask a Death Doula by Suzanne O'Brien, Doula International, July 11, 2019
• Home Funerals interview with Lee Webster by Bodhi Be on DeathTracks, December 4, 2018
• The Death Machine interview with Lee Webster, NHPR Outside In, January 19, 2017
• Are Home Funerals More Religious or Secular? interview with Tanya Marsh and Lee Webster on TalkDeath, August 21, 2016
• Can I Bury My Dead in My Backyard? interview with Tanya Marsha and Lee Webster on TalkDeath, August 2, 2016
• Who Owns Your Body with Tanya Marsh and Lee Webster, YouTube Qeepr, #TalkDeath Episode 5
• ​Home Funerals interview with Lee Webster by Dr. Karen Wyatt, End of Life University, August 13, 2015
• Home Funerals are Here to Stay interview with Lee Webster by Deanna Cochran of The Journey Radio, July 22, 2015
• Lasting Matters: Conversations About Death, NHPR Word of Mouth, January 30, 2014