About Us
"Death is the final stage of growth in this life. There is no total death. Only the body dies. The self or the spirit, or whatever you may wish to label it, is eternal. You may interpret this in any way that makes you comfortable."
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- Elisabeth Kübler-Ross
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We believe in this quote so our goal is to offer the best celebration, gathering families and friends, for this important phase of life. We will organize events during the year to help the spirit and the soul find their way because we believe the spirit and the soul will continue it's journey onward.
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Life Celebration is a project inspired by The Capsula Mundi project.
‘’In a culture far removed from nature, overloaded with objects for the needs of daily life and focused on youth, death is often dealt with as a taboo. We believe that this unavoidable passage, so meaningful, is not the end, but the beginning of a way back to nature.’’ Inspired by these reflections, the Capsula Mundi creators decided to redesign the coffin - an object entirely left out of the design world - using ecological materials, and laic and universal life symbols, such as the egg and the tree.
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Based on their concept, we decided to create our own version of the green cemetery, using an already existing forest and its trees as markers that replace the traditional cold tombstone.
our beliefs
our concept
Capsula Mundi, the creators of the biodegradable urn that we use, believe that ‘’the biological life cycle and its transformations are the same for every living being."
We are a part of Nature’s cycle of transformation. This universal concept goes beyond cultural and religious traditions. Only a tree, a symbol of the connection between the sky and the earth, will mark the resting place of the deceased.
As clients choose a tree to mark their final resting place, our forest becomes a green cemetery, free of the architectural motifs that mark today’s memorial grounds. On that tree, we will put a plaque with a QR code on it. People will be able to scan it and it will bring them to a memorial page that can be customized. Click here to see an example.
Like Capsula Mundi’s vision, our ‘’cemetery will be transformed into a place of nature, one where families can stroll and learn about the natural world, where communities will come together’’ to celebrate the lives of loved ones.
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The Capsula Mundi Urn, containing your loved ones ashes will be buried as a seed in the earth. The urn is made from a bio-polymer that is fully biodegradable and slowly incorporates the ashes into the soil while releasing nutrients that enrich soil quality.
The tree will serve as a memorial for your love one and as a legacy for the future of our planet.
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The beauty of our concept is that we will never run out of space as the urns are biodegradable. Through this initiative, this land will be preserved indefinitely. ‘’In short, it will become a sacred forest.’’
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As they explain, ‘’presently, to make a coffin, a tree must be cut down. The coffin has a short life cycle and a strong environmental impact. A tree takes between 10 and 40 years to reach maturity and the coffin is of use for just three days!’’ We want to preserve trees instead of cutting them down!
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​Through this unique approach, we honor the natural world while creating a lasting legacy for future generations, ensuring that life continues to flourish in harmony with the environment.
Our Landscape
Explore the healthy and thriving plants in our forest cemetery. Each plant supports the ecosystem and creates a tranquil space for reflection.
Education
Lady's slipper
The Pink Lady's Slipper is a native wild orchid and the provincial flower of New Brunswick. Known for its distinctive pink, slipper-shaped bloom, it grows naturally in the province's forests and blooms in late spring
Canada mayflower
The Canada Mayflower is a common native wildflower found throughout the forests of New Brunswick. Recognizable by its two heart-shaped leaves and clusters of tiny white star-shaped flowers, it blooms in late spring and is an important part of the Acadian forest understory.
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Canadian bunchberry
The Canadian bunchberry is a small creeping woodland plant found across the boreal forests of North America.
It spreads like a carpet on the forest floor, with four white “petal-like” bracts surrounding tiny central flowers in spring, followed by clusters of bright red berries in summer. It helps stabilize soil, supports wildlife, and is a key part of healthy forest understory ecosystems.
Lady Fern
The Lady Fern is a delicate, feathery fern found in moist, shaded forests across the Northern Hemisphere. It is easily recognized by its finely divided fronds that form elegant, arching clusters. Common in forest understories, it helps retain soil moisture and provides shelter for small wildlife and insects.
Tree lungwort
The Tree Lungwort is a large, leaf-like lichen that grows on the bark of mature trees in clean, humid forests.
It is very sensitive to air pollution, so its presence is often used as an indicator of healthy, undisturbed forest ecosystems.
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Striped maple
The Striped Maple is a small understory tree native to northeastern North America. It is known for its distinctive green bark with white vertical stripes and its large, soft, goosefoot-shaped leaves that grow in shaded forest areas.
Unlike many canopy trees, it stays in the understory and plays an important role in providing habitat and supporting forest regeneration.
Wild Strawberry
The Wild Strawberry is a low-growing native plant found in forests, fields, and clearings across Canada. It spreads by thin runners and produces small white flowers in spring, followed by tiny but sweet red berries in early summer.
It is an important food source for birds and wildlife and helps stabilize forest edges and open woodland soils.
Paper birch
The Paper Birch is a distinctive tree found in Canadian forests, easily recognized by its white, peeling bark that often curls in thin layers. It grows in a variety of habitats, especially in boreal and mixed forests, and is an important species in natural forest regeneration.
Its bark, leaves, and seeds provide food and habitat for wildlife, and it is also culturally and historically significant for Indigenous uses.
Wild Sarsaparilla
The Wild Sarsaparilla is a common forest plant with a single umbrella-like leaf and small clusters of berries.
It spreads underground and is often found in shaded Canadian woodlands.
Umbellate Wintergreen
The Umbellate Wintergreen is a small evergreen forest plant found in dry, shaded woodlands across Canada. It is recognized by its glossy green leaves and a cluster of small pink-white flowers arranged in an umbrella-like shape (umbel).
Twinflower
It’s a creeping forest plant with small, rounded, shiny leaves that grow in opposite pairs along a thin trailing stem. It’s very common on the forest floor in shaded, mossy areas of New Brunswick’s Acadian forests, often forming low ground cover.
Shinleaf
Shinleaf (Pyrola elliptica) is a native, shade-tolerant evergreen wildflower found across Canadian and Northern US forests. Traditionally used by Indigenous peoples for its medicinal properties, especially in teas or infusions for treating sore throats, urinary issues, and inflammation.
It is also an important indicator species of healthy, undisturbed forest soils, as it thrives in cool, shaded, nutrient-rich woodland environments
Flat-branched ground-pine
The Flat-branched Ground-pine is a low-growing evergreen clubmoss found on the forest floor of cool, shaded conifer and mixed forests in Canada.
It forms flat, spreading branches that look like tiny pine trees lying close to the ground. It grows slowly and often appears in mossy, undisturbed woodland areas
Witch's broom
A "witch's broom" is a localized deformity in a woody plant where a dense, tangled mass of shoots grows from a single point, resembling a broom or bird's nest.
Yellow clintonia
The scientific name for the yellow clintonia (commonly known as the bluebead lily or yellow blue-bead lily) is Clintonia borealis.
It is a native North American perennial wildflower that features pale yellow, bell-shaped spring flowers and striking, metallic-blue berries in the summer.
Balsam fir
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The scientific name for the balsam fir is Abies balsamea.
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It belongs to the Pinaceae (pine) family and is a native conifer widely spread across eastern and central Canada—including the Maritime provinces—and the northeastern United States. The tree is highly valued for its fragrant, flat needles and is one of the most popular choices for Christmas trees.
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OUR FOUNDERS
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Monique Saulnier and Renelle Allain, the founders, have a vision to create a green forest cemetery using biodegradable urns that will reduce pollution for generations to come. They want the experience to be as beautiful and peaceful as possible for the families and friends. With their impact in the community, their knowledge, their compassionate and human approach, they are excellent in leading this initiative.
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Monique Saulnier is motivated by learning! She feels lucky to have been a teacher and to be now working for the department of Education and Early Childhood Development. She is a happy wife and a mom to two bright young men. She has an interest in holistic medicine and self-healing and lives life to the fullest with the belief that death is an important stage of growth in this life.
Renelle Allain is a serial entrepreneur with a background in education, in the hair industry and the tech world, who also dreams of making a positive impact in her community. Currently, she resides in the Cocagne area with her partner. When they can, they like to travel or spend time in the forest at their family camp.
