Every Sunday in September, Myrtle is closed to car traffic – leaving the streets between Clermont & Hall Avenues open to foot traffic.  And a ton of events sponsored by Myrtle Avenue’s local merchants & residents.

This year, Green in BKLYN will be hosting all kinds of wonderful stuff including:

• A return of the “big bike thing” – a 2 person bike with 9′ wheels!
• Local ‘hood honey extraction with the Three Sisters & their handmade honey jar labels
• Book signings by numerous local authors (thank you authors!)
• A new art installation & demo with internationally renowned dog artist, Tillamook Cheddar
• Composting Q&A with Embokashi Compost folks
• A Recycle Your Books drive for our local kids
• And, our own e-Waste Drive here at Green in BKLYN!

It should be an amazing September – here at Green in BKLYN as well as on Myrtle Avenue.  Stay tuned for more information.  We’ll have it here soon.  After all, September’s almost here…

With the holidays upon us, many people are stopping in the shop asking for gift suggestions.  And though we know the holidays are more than the sum of the booty you git under the tree, menorah or kinara we thought it would be helpful to share our Gift Suggestions.

When you stop in the shop, we’re happy to help you make a selection or you can grab a handy “Wish List” for the ladies, fellas, tweens or wee ones in your life… We’ve reprinted a few of our favorites below.  Needless to say, you can pick them up at Green in BKLYN.  Oh, & we can gift wrap them, if you’d like!

Ladies:

• Michelle Obama Shopper
• Vintage Knitting Needle Bangle
• Recycled Inner Tube Purse
• Felted Soap
• Organic Cotton Sheets

Wee Ones:

• Felted Wool Chicks, Duckies & Bunnies
• Green Magic Kit
• Paper Bag Fleece Hat
• Frog Spud Bib
• Wooden ABC Blocks with Pull Cart

Tweens:

• Water Powered Alarm Clock
• Perpetual Puzzle Calendar
• “Double Dog Dare You” Wish Necklace
• Magic Thai Cartoon Wallet
• Solar Powered Recharger
• Tiffin with Carrier & Bamboo Utensils

Fellas:

• SodaStream Seltzer & Soda Maker
• Recycled Inner Tube Wallet
• Bamboo Compost Pail
• Red Stripe Beer Glasses (set of 4)
• Solar Powered Backpack

We’ve already gotten new products in (wooden rattles & toys, more stationary lines & amazing french soaps) & reordered a number of other products (Mrs. Meyers, recycled melamine trays, Pangea lotions & our amazing sock monkeys, of course).

I’m so excited to have the monkeys at the shop & to introduce them to our neighborhood.  These sweet, wild beasts are made by volunteers of Fresh Art NYC & help raise funds for their Art Product Development & Marketing Program.

The program serves artists with special needs & introduces them & their creativity to the community through city art exhibits.  Fresh Art NYC also teaches fine arts & crafts workshops & recently held them with residents of The Times Square (a supportive housing residence in NYC), senior women at St. Margaret’s House (a seniors residence, also in NYC) & with homeless women at St. Martin de Porres Transitional Residence here in Brooklyn.

We’re so pleased to help support Fresh Art NYC’s programs & to be able to share the monkeys with Brooklyn!  Thank yous & kudos to the artists & folks at Fresh Art NYC!!