Sustainable Shopping

Current consumerism is often defined by convenience and speed, driven by box stores, online shopping, and the ease of one-click buying. These systems prioritize instant gratification. However, this convenience comes with drawbacks, such as overconsumption, waste, environmental degradation, disconnect from the true cost of the items we buy (both socially and ecologically), and the decline of local business.

What can you do? Consider the broader impacts of your purchasing habits.

When we shop local, we contribute to the growth of small businesses, create jobs, and strengthen the local economy.

When we shop green, we make eco-conscious choices, reduce our carbon footprint, promote ethical products.

When we shop thrift, we give pre-loved items second life, reduce the demand for new production, conserve natural resources, and lessen the amount of waste that ends up in landfills.

See you in town!

Rowley Farmers Market

You can find an assortment of local, eco-friendly vendors at the Rowley Farmers Market, held every Sunday of summer from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm on the Rowley Town Common. Eat fresh and eat local!

Essex County Soap Refill

Replace soaps in bulk with Essex County Soap Refill! Reduce your use of single-use plastics by reusing your containers. Essex Soap Refill is a neighborhood refill service for eco-friendly, non-toxic, sustainable cleaning and care products for your home, body, and hair. Essex County Soap Refill offers: Laundry Detergent, Dish Soap, Hand Soap, Automatic Dish pods, Oxy Boost, Castile Soap, Glass Mirror Cleaner, All-Purpose Organic Cleaner, Shower Gel, Shampoo, Conditioner, Lotion, Body Oil, Hydrogen Peroxide. Orders are placed online and containers dropped to one of the several drop off locations!

Children’s Orchard

Children’s Orchard is a kids’ clothing resale market where our community can swap gently-used clothing rather than buying new. Thrifting and supporting environmentally-conscious businesses are great ways to live a more sustainable lifestyle. Shop local, reduce your footprint, and support sustainable business practices.

Emily’s Skin Soothers

Emily Skin Soothers repurposes donations of packaging materials from local businesses and environmentally-minded customers, rather than buying new material.

The Monarch Gardener

The Monarch Gardener, located in Topsfield, is helping to “Sustain a species, one yard at a time” through the provision of native plants that are beneficial to pollinator species, including the monarch butterfly.