Community “swaps” provide the perfect opportunity to find new homes for things you no longer need. By taking home items that you can use, you’re also helping to prevent waste from production, packaging & transportation required to get new things.  … More →

It’s Here & So Is He… This Saturday, February 5th 2-5pm, Brian Merlis, author of Historic Brooklyn’s Clinton Hill & Wallabout will be at Green in BKLYN. Jam packed with archival photographs & interviews with historians & other folks in … More →

Green in BKLYN friends, Jahn & Kurt, are hosting their first ever pop-up shop in Williamsburg this weekend with their local line – bklyn dry goods – a beautiful collection of vintage one-of-a-kind treasures with treats from their travels & … More →

We have a whole bunch of awesome new books in the shop but if you’re a meat eater & especially if you’re interested in sustainable foods, Deborah Krasner’s new book, Good Meat: The Complete Guide to Sourcing & Cooking Sustainable … More →

Catch the holiday spirit on Myrtle Avenue & in this year’s entries into the annual Holiday Windows Contest. There are twelve entrants this year on storefronts located from Washington Park to Classon Avenue.  And you can vote for your favorite! … More →

Our neighbors at Gray’s Studio Cafe are hosting the man himself! Santa Claus will be back this Saturday December 11th from 2-6pm at Gray’s Studio Cafe (345 Myrtle Avenue btw. Carlton & Adelphi). And, Gray’s Studio Cafe will be sharing … More →

We have a whole bunch of awesome new books in the shop but if you’re a meat eater & especially if you’re interested in sustainable foods, Deborah Krasner’s new book, Good Meat: The Complete Guide to Sourcing & Cooking Sustainable … More →

With the holidays upon us & the year drawing to an end, Green in BKLYN invites you to stop in for holiday gifts & a chance to win a little something for yourself…  Celebrate 2010 with Green in BKLYN by … More →

“In Our Back Yards” (or ioby) isn’t just the place we have out behind our homes (if we’re super lucky) but its also a place (ioby.org) to post a local environmental project that needs financial or volunteer support. ioby (in … More →

No, it’s not a diet plan.  It’s GrowNYC’s Million Pound Challenge. Grow NYC is recycling unwanted clothes at local green markets in an effort to keep one million pounds of textiles out of landfills. So if you’ve got unwanted clothing, … More →