‘Green Business’ Archive

Why Lola is not at Green in BKLYN

Shop dog, Lola, decided she didn’t want to go to work today. This is why… Note: She is conserving energy.

The Patch Meets Green in BKLYN

Today we (dog Lola & I) met with Paul Leonard from the Fort Greene – Clinton Hill Patch to talk shop, politics &more such stuff. You can check out the article on-line here.  Or below… PS – Thanks, Paul! Though … More

Summer E-waste Events

The Lower East Side Ecology Center is trying something new and adding a couple of weekday events to their summer e-waste collection schedule.  If you can’t make it to an event, you can drop-off (almost) any time at their E-Waste … More

New Stuff Right Here Now

If you’ve been following Green in BKLYN on Twitter & Facebook, you’ll have seen a bunch of new stuff that we’ve gotten into the shop.  But for those of you that aren’t checking our feeds daily (shocking!), here’s a brief … More

Green in BKLYN: Brooklyn Review

Green in BKLYN was featured on Brooklyn Independent Television’s Brooklyn Review for Earth Day! Very exciting & a little like an awesome home movie… Check it out here:  BIT’s Brooklyn Review: Green in BKLYN

Brooklyn Dirt Talk 3: Post-OWS Grass Roots Organizing

Brooklyn Dirt Talk Three: Post-OWS Grass Roots Organizing takes place this month with advice from experienced Brooklyn leaders on founding, motivating and evaluating for grass roots organizations. Panelists include folks from Sustainable Flatbush as well as Compost for Brooklyn. The … More

Celebrate Earth Day (Sunday 4/22) at Green in BKLYN

Just around the corner is our favorite holiday… It’s Earth Day, of course!  Kind of like Mother’s Day but for your other mother (Earth). As the eco-friendly shop we are & ‘cuz it’s also the shop’s anniversary (three years this … More

BKLYN’s Very Own Diner Mug

They just came in… The most lovely BKLYN diner mug that tops all mugs to date! Designed here in BKLYN & crafted with care in the USA, these beautiful mugs are the quintessential diner coffee/tea/cocoa cache with a serious borough … More

(Your Chance to) Fire It Up!

I don’t know how or where I first came upon Borough Furnace and their A-MAZING skillets made from recycled iron, but it was somewhere around their first or second blog and about a year ago. Since then, John and Jason, … More

Local Meat CSA in BK – Sign Up by 5/31!

Myrtle Avenue has partnered with High Point Farms to offer a meat CSA right here in Brooklyn. What is a CSA? It’s a partnership between a farm and the consumer. Members pay in advance for high quality, farm fresh products … More