With the holidays upon us (Merry Chrismahanakwansakah everyone!), 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 … More →

Some more eco-friendly  practices from Miss Cristina, our lovely intern.  This entry is on greener practices for  our precious babies. We want the best for our children.  We want them to have happy, long lives of good health. But, as … More →

If you’ve read Green in BKLYN’s blog before, you may already be familiar with our intern, Cristina.  Every once in a while she’ll drop in to share Green Tips & eco-friendly info.  Today, she’s checking in on how to eat … 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 →

Here at Green in BKLYN, we’re so excited to be a part of Myrtle Avenue’s annual Move About Myrtle.  By far, one of the great September events of the Ft. Greene / Clinton Hill / Bed-Stuy area. What (you may … More →

Holy Moley! Out here in BKLYN it’s hot as, well, the hottest days of the year-to-date. Our focus in the shop continues to be on greening the planet & living an eco-friendly life.  But we’re fine tuning that this week … More →

From now through July 21st, we’re having an amazing promo! Every person who purchases a To-Go Ware item at Green in BKLYN, we’ll enter them in a drawing for two free Lilith Fair tickets (for July 31st at PNC Bank … More →

One of the joys of being in the shop six days a week (we’re open every day but Monday) is meeting folks… Ones who’ve lived here all their lives or for many years.  And those who’ve just made it into … More →

For those of you who missed the numerous e-Waste recycling events that were held in April/Earth Month…  There’s another one in May! A perfect time to Spring clean & finally get rid of all that electronic waste that’s been cluttering … More →

At Green in BKLYN, we collect & recycle clean #5 plastics & batteries (5 cents/battery for shipping). In addition, our blogs include lots of recycling info (just type “recycle” or “recycling” in our Search area for all kinds of info). … More →