Posted by Green in BKLYN On September - 8 - 2010
This Saturday, September 11th from 3pm-midnight, Adopt a Farmbox is hosting a rockin’ fundraiser. Their Farms to Schools Fundraiser Party is fund raising for building farms in our local schools. Yes, farms in city schools.
The event benefits a slew of schools in Brooklyn among others including:
- PS 11, PS 307, PS 347
- The Brooklyn Brownstone School
- Greene-Hill School
The event is at theCOMPOUNDbrooklyn @ 1281 Atlantic Avenue in Brooklyn (btw. Nostrand & New York Ave.).
Join them for some food, friends, art & performances by:
- Maurice Brown & TBA
- Brown Rice Family
- Riot in Paris
- DJMKL
- DJ Sir Olivier Esquire
- Mason Jar Beehive
- And more
http://farmboxes.org
http://www.facebook.com/thecompoundbkny
Posted by Green in BKLYN On September - 3 - 2010
Just a reminder: Every Sunday in September, Myrtle Avenue is closed to car traffic from Clermont to Hall for Move About Myrtle.
With tons of events on the Avenue, Green in BKLYN has scheduled a month of Sundays full of all kinds of fun. For the full schedule, check our blog: Move About Myrtle is Back @ Green in BKLYN. For this week, look below!
Sunday, September 5th:
- All Day: Drop Off Your Broken Umbrellas for Himane’s Umbrellas to Bags Project
- 12-2: Himane Designer, Catherine Edouard-Charlot, Makes Bags from Broken Umbrellas
- 2-4: Vokashi Reps Answer Your Composting Questions & Talk About Embokashi Composting
And don’t forget:
- Next Sunday, September 5th: Our First e-Waste (e = electronic) Recycling Drive
- Sunday, September 19th: Book Donation Drive for the Ingersoll Community Center
- Sunday, September 26th: Bike Day on the Avenue & the Big Bike Thing @ Green in BKLYN
Posted by Green in BKLYN On September - 1 - 2010
Our friends over at skinnyskinny have featured Green in BKLYN as Store of the Week!
With questions (& answers) about Green in BKLYN, our neighborhood & customers, it’s a lovely slice of what makes being here such a joy.
You can check out the article at skinnyskinny’s blog.
Thank you, skinnyskinny, for organic & eco savvy products that rock. And a wonderful shout out to Green in BKLYN!
Posted by Green in BKLYN On August - 31 - 2010
Green in BKLYN is hosting the work of internationally renowned canine artist, Tillamook Cheddar… The artist is the dog.
Tillie, as she’s known in the inner art & doggie circles, is a Jack Russell from Clinton Hill Brooklyn. Widely regarded as the world’s preeminent canine artist, she has had over twenty solo exhibitions in the US & Europe. Eleven years old & making art for most of those years, Tillie started as a wee pup.
Her website describes Tillie’s work as “a dynamic color transfer technique. In preparation for each of Tillie’s works, her assistants assemble a touch-sensitive recording device by affixing pigment-coated vellum to a block of watercolor paper. The artist takes the prepared “canvas” in her mouth & brings it to her workspace. Working on the outside surface, she applies pressure with teeth & claws in a methodic ritual marked by dramatic shifts in tempo & intensity. The resultant sharp & sweeping intersecting lines complement the artist’s delicate paw prints & subtle tongue impressions, composing an expressionistic image that is revealed on the paper beneath when she is finished. She works with shocking intensity, sometimes to the point of destroying her creations.”
Some of Tillie’s pieces that can be seen at Green in BKLYN include Ready to Bite the Hand of G-d, Magic 8-Ball & Million Dollar Baby.
In addition, small off-bits can be purchased from the Tillamook Cheddar art dispensing/gumball machine located in the shop. Or, leaf through her biography: Portrait of the Dog as a Young Artist. Oh! And, you can meet Tillie, too.
Tillie will be greeting her fans with a Meet & Bark at Green in BKLYN on Sunday, September 12th from 12-2pm. She’ll also be demonstrating her work & style at the Meet & Bark. And her assistant, Bowman Hastie, will sign his coloring book: I Don’t Want to Blow You Up!
Hope you’ll be able to join us for this dynamic duo!
Posted by Green in BKLYN On August - 28 - 2010
The latest edition of The Hill: Journal of Fort Greene, Clinton Hill & Wallabout, has a really lovely article about Green in BKLYN (Green in BKLYN Makes Living Greener Easy). Written by Kate Hanley (author of The Anywhere, Anytime Chill Guide), the article can be read on-line or in the newspaper’s hard copy.
In addition to reading Green in BKLYN Makes Living Greener Easy, I hope you’ll check out the rest of the paper. It includes all kinds of information about our amazing community & the resources, events & people that make it so special including:
There are a whole slew of other articles & listings so grab a copy of this local, free paper or check it out on-line. Great writing & information about a great neighborhood!
Posted by Green in BKLYN On August - 26 - 2010
Are you ready to Move About Myrtle? Here at Green in BKLYN, we are!
The Avenue is kicking it off on September 5th with a “Back to School Celebration”! Stop by for a day of fun & games before heading back to hit the books or for a last summer hurrah! The first Sunday is jam-packed with free activities, music & merchant specials with more every week. Some activities for the whole family include:
- Facepainting, street games, hula hoops & chalking
- Cooking demos & tastings
- Yoga & dance classes on the street
- Live mural making
- Dance party with Soul Summit
For a block-by-block summary of activities for September 5th check out Myrtle Avenue’s website & Green in BKLYN’s blog.
In addition, there’s a new contest this year on the Avenue. A lucky winner will be selected each week to receive $100 in Myrtle Avenue gift certificates! You can pick up your Explore Myrtle Avenue game cards at every Sunday event (at MARP’s table between Washington & Hall) & enter for your chance to win a Myrtle shopping spree later in the fall!
Here’s a teaser about what’s in store for upcoming weeks:
- E-Waste Recycling on 9/12 (at Green in BKLYN)
- “Wii and Thee” demos with dancers from Chase Brock Experience also on 9/12
- Brooklyn Food Coalition’s Good Food Fest on 9/12
- Book Drive for Our Community Center (at Green in BKLYN) on 9/19
- “The Case of the Curious Pedestrian” brings tons of playful public art projects & performances to the avenue on 9/19
- BAMcafe’ brings featured artists on 9/19 & 9/26
- Local Honey is Extracted from Hives (on bees) at Green in BKLYN on 9/19
- Our first ever bike/scooter/big wheel parade from Hall to Clermont kicks off 9/26 with lots of bike-themed programs throughout the day!
Posted by Green in BKLYN On August - 21 - 2010
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 ask) is Move About Myrtle?
Every Sunday in September, Myrtle Avenue (between Hall & Claremont) becomes a pedestrian-friendly public space for dance, music, food, art & much more. There will be kids’ activities & games, sidewalk cafes, yoga classes, performances, cooking demos & a daily raffle to win $100 gift certificates.
Here at Green in BKLYN, we’ve also got an amazing schedule of events with:
- Brooklyn authors signing books
- Composting experts answering questions
- Bags being made from umbrellas
- Local honey being extracted from local hives
- An international dog artist making art
- And electronic waste being collected (& safely disposed of)
Plus, we’ll be collecting books for our local community center & broken umbrellas for making into bags.
Be sure to mark your calendar. September’s gonna rock the ‘hood! Here’s the schedule to prove it…
Sunday, September 5th
- 12-2: Himane Designer Makes Bags from Broken Umbrellas
- 2-4: Vokashi Reps Answer Composting Questions & Talk About Embokashi Composting
- 4:30-6: Pierre Thiam Signs Yolele! Recipes from the Heart of Senegal
- All Day: Drop Off Broken Umbrellas for Himane’s Umbrellas to Bags Program
Sunday, September 12th
Sunday, September 19th
Sunday, September 26th
- All Day: The Big Bike Thing Returns with Magnificent Mia (2 seats, 2 drivers, 9′ tires, all fun)
Posted by Green in BKLYN On August - 21 - 2010
Say what?! Folks who’ve been in to Green in BKLYN know that since we’ve opened, our selection has changed. Not in tone or mission – we still are & always will be an eco-friendly home goods & gift shop. But in scope. We’ve added dozens of products based on people’s requests, suggestions & demands.
So, I’m excited to say, after many requests (on customers’ parts) & much tracking down (on my part), we now have BPA-free, stainless steel, old fashioned ice trays in stock!
Just like Grandma used to own & without all that nasty chipping & BPA leeching that plastic ones have, these sturdy, recyclable, beautifully simple & ergonomically designed ice cube trays rock! And make rocks (for your drinks).
Here for a limited run, they’re joined by thermal hot food containers & stainless steel sandwich holders. Eat clean & cool!
Posted by Green in BKLYN On August - 21 - 2010
Drum roll please…
Der Bears are finally here at Green in BKLYN! I say finally, not ’cause it took an eternity to get them in but because once I found them, being without them felt like an eternity.
Der Bears are the brain child of the amazing brain of Derric (Der) Capteina of Brooklyn. Inspired by the need to find the perfect gift for his niece, Der Bears are a collection of eco-friendly one of a kind softies made from re-purposed materials. Each softie is designed in Brooklyn NY & is hand crafted from vintage clothing, salvaged fabric samples, fabulous sheets, scrap furs & soft home goods.
Der Bears are built to be loved or given as a gift to the one you love. That’s why we say, “Der Bears – Softies from Brooklyn with love (now at Green in BKLYN)!”
Posted by Green in BKLYN On August - 6 - 2010
Green in BKLYN is happy to announce the Myrtle Eats Fresh Kick-Off Event this Thursday!
MARP’s Myrtle Eats Fresh initiative includes a number of projects that engage community members in activities to improve access to healthy, affordable food on Myrtle Avenue & in the surrounding neighborhoods of Fort Greene & Clinton Hill, Brooklyn. Projects include a community-run farm stand, a community chef program, creating & expanding community gardens on public housing grounds & the formation of a local food policy task force.
Learn more about the program, celebrate the inaugural season of the Myrtle Farm Stand & meet community members, project partners & MARP staff involved in making it all happen! Light refreshments will be served.
- DATE: Thursday, August 12, 2010
- TIME: 4:30pm
- LOCATION: Myrtle Avenue Farm Stand @ Ingersoll Community Center (177 Myrtle Avenue @ Prince &Navy)
- RSVP: Joanna Reynolds @ 718.230.1689 or joanna@myrtleavenue.org
- KICK-OFF SPECIAL: Spend at least $8 – get an additional $2 free produce!
- EVENTS: Cooking Demo by Community Chef Jasmine Reaves, Meet gardeners from Ingersoll Garden of Eden & face painting with Dumeha Bernice of ParaLee’s Peace
The Myrtle Eats Fresh Initiative is supported by New York Community Trust & Atlantic Philanthropies as part of the New York City Community Experience Partnership (CEP), a collaboration with United Neighborhood Houses of New York (UNH), with additional support from Brooklyn Community Foundation.
