‘Green Tips’ Archive

Earth Hour – March 27th

Recently I received an email from Sarah, at myearthhour.org.  She reminded me that Earth Hour was on March 27th this year.  And asked me to remind Green in BKLYN’s customers & blog readers. What is Earth Hour & when is … More

Healthy Changes: One A Week

Reprinted from LOHAS, the following information by Patty James includes small suggestions for big change…  Fifty-two simple ways to be healthier… One a week?  Sounds doable…  Here’s to our health – salud, y’all! According to an annual survey, over 100 … More

Eco-friendly Valentine’s Day

Why make this Valentine’s Day an eco-friendly one?  Show your sweetheart how much they – & the earth – mean to you with these suggestions from Pangea Organics… 1.  Make Your Own Card. Valentine’s Day ranks right up there with … More

Green Gifts 2009

This is an old (one month old) Green Tips blog that a friend asked us to publish on the blog… So here it is.  Just in case you’re missing the holiday season already or missed these great products… Happy holidays … More

Holiday Tips

Every once in a while one of our interns writes a blog for us.  Often something near & dear to their hearts.  Always something green. Today our intern, Cristina, shares some thoughts on the holiday season… The holiday season makes … More

The Dirty Dozen

A few weeks ago, Joshua Onysk (the president & founder of Pangea Organics), came to Green in BKLYN to talk about Pangea’s amazing facial & body products, as well as beauty products in general… It got me thinking about the … More

Greening Your Small Business

Last week author Jennifer Kaplan was at Green in BKLYN with her newly released book, Greening Your Small Business: How to Improve Your Bottom Line, Grow Your Brand, Satisfy Your Customers – and Save the Planet. With organic wine from … More

The “Dirty Dozen” (in our beauty products)

This week, Joshua Onysk (the president & founder of Pangea Organics), came to Green in BKLYN to talk about Pangea’s amazing facial & body products, as well as beauty products in general… It got me thinking about the “Dirty Dozen,” … More

City Recycling

To everyone who brought batteries, cell phones & #5 plastics in to Green in BKLYN for our Month of Reduce, Reuse, Recycle…  Thank you! We’ll be sending the #5 plastics off to Recycline – the company that takes those plastics … More

One Million Acts of Green

If you haven’t already checked out “One Million Acts of Green”, now is a great time for an introduction. Green in BKLYN is featured in an article titled Green Your Neighborhood Store on the One Million Acts of Green website.  … More