UPCOMING EVENTS IN ROWLEY
Community Green Fest: Saturday, June 27, 2026 on the Rowley Town Common from 10am to 2pm
FREE EVENT Thanks to generous funding from New England BioLabs. Striving for Sustainability is holding its 2nd Annual Community Green Fest on the Rowley Town Common on Saturday, June 27, 2026 from 10am to 2pm! Join us for this family-friendly day of nature appreciation, sustainable shopping, and eco-education!
SUSTAINABLE SHOPPING
- Home goods
- Local artisanal products
- Native plants
- Local produce & honey
- Children’s books
- Art supplies
NATURE APPRECIATION
- 11am – LIVE Kid-Friendly “Birds of Prey: Our Talon-ted Friends” Presentation by the Center for Wildlife
- ALL DAY – LIVE “Native Snakes of New England” Exhibit by Cape Ann Vernal Pond Team
- ALL DAY – Hands-on with Mass Audubon
GREEN LIVING
- Meet some of the local organizations working on important climate initiatives
- Learn about backyard and curbside composting
- Find out how going electric can reduce your carbon footprint AND your bills
- Get the scoop on how to reduce plastics in our bodies and our environment
- Test our local water and learn how to protect our watersheds
ALL DAY FUN
- Live music
- Food truck
- Facepainting
- Make-your-own seed balls
UPCOMING WEBINARS, PRESENTATIONS & CONFERENCES
Beyond Plastics: Grassroots Advocacy Training
Join Beyond Plastics for a free, two-hour online training designed to give you the knowledge and tools needed to take meaningful local action on plastic pollution. Whether you’re just getting started or looking to deepen your advocacy, this session will provide both context and practical steps for making lasting change — beginning right in your own community.
Talking Trash & Recycling: Learn to Recycle Smart in Massachusetts
Keep Massachusetts Beautiful offers an interactive presentation teaching residents, employees, and students about what really happens to their trash and recyclables here in Massachusetts.
PAST EVENTS
Check out past events that have been supported or sponsored by Striving for Sustainability.
Striving for Sustainability hosted a Community Green Fest on the Rowley Town Common on August 9, 2025. Over 200 attendees, vendors, and volunteers made the day fun, educational, and inspirational. A big thank you to New England Biolabs for generously supporting the event.
Striving for Sustainability partnered with the Rowley Public Library to host a Toy Swap on Saturday, March 29, 2025. The event gave families the opportunity to donate, swap, or take gently used toys. Swap items included baby toys, toy trucks, puzzles, games, art supplies, and more! It was great to see toys finding new homes instead of people buying new.
Striving for Sustainability hosted a Kids Upcycled Holiday Shop at the Rowley Public Library in December of 2024 and 2025. The event allowed children to “shop” a selection of donated goods for everyone on their holiday shopping list! All shop items were donated or upcycled, and there was no cost for participation.
Click here to see the newspaper article from The Local News!
