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Achieving a drought-tolerant lawn

You can have a gorgeous green yard that’s drought-tolerant and good for the ecosystem - it just can’t be planted with conventional, non-native grass. Read our sustainable lawn tips and get more resources for a drought tolerant lawn.

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Earth Fest 2022 Recap

Beverly Earth Fest 2022, co-hosted by Green Beverly and the City of Beverly, enjoyed a wildly successful inaugural year. More than 1,000 attendees came out to celebrate sustainable living.

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Ecofriendly Gifts

When you shop local, you support small business and improve local climate resiliency. Learn why ecofriendly gifts are the smart way to make merry this holiday season.

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How to Host a Sustainable Thanksgiving

By throwing a sustainable Thanksgiving feast, we can honor the traditions of the indigenous Americans who helped those first settlers survive and do our part to restore balance to our environment.

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Composting in Beverly

Beverly residents have multiple options available to them for home composting. Composting is beneficial for the environment because it reduces the waste stream, improves soil health, cuts methane emissions from landfills, lessens erosion, conserves water, and reduces personal food waste. 

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Intro to Electric Vehicles

Beverly is currently home to sixteen charging stations for electric vehicles. In celebration of National Drive Electric Week, we wanted to give you a little background on where EVs came from.

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Sustainable School Lunches

whether your Beverly student brings a lunchbox or they’re eating what the school provides, there are ways to achieve a more environmentally-friendly, sustainable school lunch. 

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Eco-conscious Back to School Shopping

The first rule of a more sustainable lifestyle is always to reduce consumption. For greener back to school shopping, in Beverly or anywhere, start by assessing your home inventory and pruning your shopping list.

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How to Create a Sustainable Classroom

There are two ways your influence as an educator can create a ripple effect of sustainable action that reaches far beyond your school: by engaging your students in the choices you make to run a low-waste, low-energy classroom, and by encouraging them to take leadership on green issues that interest them.

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Getting to School a Greener Way

You may not think driving to school comes with a significant carbon cost. After all, in Beverly, you’re likely to only be a couple of miles away.

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