All Souls Natural Burial Ground relies on volunteers to keep its grounds neat and assist with burials. Volunteers meet monthly to maintain the burial ground, and people willing to assist with burials are contacted on an as-needed basis.

Monthly Community Days

Volunteers meet at the burial ground on the second Saturday of each month from 10:00am - 12:00pm. Members of the community are welcome to join us!

Common Activities include:

• Removing invasive plants

• Clearing away deadfall from paths

• Pruning limbs and vines that overhang paths

• Answering questions about natural burial

• Offering tours of the grounds

Wear protective, sturdy shoes. Don’t forget to bring bug spray, sunblock, and a water bottle!

Assisting with Burials

If you would like to be “on call” to assist with burials as needed, please contact Deborah Parker, Family Liaison (336-327-2482 or deborahparker57@gmail.com ).

Common tasks performed by volunteers at burials include:

• Setting up chairs

• Ensuring that the path to the burial site is clear of debris

• Guiding burial attendees to the burial site 

• Pulling the cart that bears bodies to burial sites

• Lowering bodies into graves 

• Decorating the mound of soil with greenery

• Raking soil into a mound over the closed burial site