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Serenity Ridge – Sustainability After Life
To help Earth’s future, people are getting buried like it’s 1860
The site of the first “green” burial in Serenity Ridge, a cemetery and nature reserve in Windsor Mill, Md. (Michael Robinson Chávez/The Washington Post)By Tara Bahrampour, The Washington Post (Read the full article) Mia Zinn was a member of her middle school ecology...
Options for ‘green’ burials grow in Chesapeake region
Howard Berg (left), founder and owner of the Serenity Ridge Natural Burial Cemetery and Arboretum in Maryland, stands with general manager Kelly Joseph (center) and community outreach liaison Chelsea Berg in a burial area called Inspiration Point. (David Harp)By...
Serenity Ridge Offers Sustainable Alternative to Conventional Cemeteries
Located at 2406 Ridge Rd. in the Baltimore County community of Windsor Mill, Serenity Ridge is non-denominational but features a Jewish section.By Anna Lippe, JMORE (Read the full article) It might not be the most popular cocktail party conversation, but death is an...
Baltimore County cemetery offers green burials
WINDSOR MILL – From the rural road here, a small sign and a gravel driveway mark the entrance to Serenity Ridge Natural Burial Cemetery and Arboretum. It doesn’t look much like a cemetery from the roadway, since there are no gates or raised headstones.
Growing interest in green burials as second, dedicated green burial cemetery to open this year in Maryland
By: Megan Knight, ABC2 Baltimore WINDSOR MILL, Md. — On a brisk, sunny morning, Evelyn Bradley walks up a grassy hill at Serenity Ridge Natural Burial Cemetery to visit the grave site of her mother, Anne Ballard. The plot is marked only by a small stone plaque lying...
Maryland’s Only Natural Burial Cemetery Makes Death an Act of Conservation
At Serenity Ridge Natural Burial Cemetery and Arboretum, in Windsor Mill, "the idea is to care for the dead with minimal environmental impact." By Christianna McCausland A short hike up a grass path through a meadow brings you to a hilltop where two cherry trees...
Memento Mori: Returning to the Land: Green Burial and Its Impact on the Future
By Susan Cushing, International Cemetery, Cremation & Funeral Association As we become more conscientious about reducing individual carbon footprints, the effort to preserve natural resources is now a commitment that is literally carried to the grave. Simply put,...
FOX45 Baltimore Morning News: Natural Burial
A Nature Preserve Where People Happen to be Buried
By Christine Condon, Baltimore Sun – In the 1990s, Kim Holcomb battled for curbside recycling pickup as president of Owings Mills Green Action. She’s been interested in environmental issues ever since. And so, when she learned that Baltimore County would host Maryland’s first natural burial ground, Holcomb felt called to sign on for a plot.
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2406 Ridge Road
Windsor Mill, MD 21244
Gates open everyday from 7am-5pm
Appointment hours 9am-3pm
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