Announcements
Welcome to our business column, where we’ll share news on expansions, new biz, pop-ups, art shows, and recent closures. Openings Plum & Honey [https://www.plumandhoney.com/] Cooking & Baking School Plum & Honey cannoli class. Courtesy of Plum & Honey.Katie Rosenhouse, the woman behind Buttermilk Bakeshop in
Bushwick
Bushwick neighbors check out local produce at the GrowNYC Youthstand (Paul Stremple/BKLYNER)BUSHWICK – An urban farm stand has popped up in Bushwick for the fall, bringing local produce to community members and jobs to local youth. On the corner of Wilson and Halsey, at Irving Square Park, Bushwick residents
Central Brooklyn
(Photo by Prospect Farm)With the Department of Sanitation’s organics curbside collections expanding [/curbside-composting-coming-brooklyn-neighborhoods/] to Fort Greene, Bensonhurst, Coney Island, Sheepshead Bay, Kensington, and more — many lucky Brooklynites don’t have to travel to compost this summer. (See if your neighborhood and building will get the brown compost bin
Central Brooklyn
Rock dinnertime this Fall with this clean and simple roasted veggie side dish. Cauliflower seems to be the vegetable of choice for folks on a low-carb diet. Its mild taste, nutritional profile and variety of colors make it one of the most versatile vegetables out there. I’ve seen it
Central Brooklyn
This tender, crisp, mayonnaise-free slaw goes great with seafood and pork, and leftovers make a great base for a lunchtime salad. With its crisp, crunchy texture, sweet fennel, peppery radish and tangy dressing, this slaw makes the perfect side for your next juicy pork tenderloin. At least, that’s what’
Central Brooklyn
Photo by Christine, Mid-life Croissant Food BlogBy Christine, Mid-life Croissant Food Blog Dip. Omnipresent, irresistible and, often, problematic. If you’re trying to eat healthy, that is. Forget store-bought. But even most homemade dips are loaded with cheese or sour cream. Or both. Delicious, yes. But not great for your
Central Brooklyn
Photo by Christine, Mid-life Croissant Food BlogBy Christine, Mid-life Croissant Food Blog You’ll want to bookmark this crisp, tangy Raw Corn Salsa for Labor Day or your next BBQ. Whichever comes first! Yes, Virginia, you can eat corn raw. When it’s perfectly in season (aka NOW) and those
Central Brooklyn
Parkside Plaza Greenmarket (Photo by Anni Irish)After celebrating its one year anniversary in June, GrowNYC’s Parkside Greenmarket [http://www.grownyc.org/greenmarket/brooklyn/parkside] recently experienced a shake-up in vendors. Running on Sundays (8am to 4pm) from June 12 through November 22, the Greenmarket at Parkside Plaza offers
Central Brooklyn
Photo by Christine of Mid-Life Croissant [http://www.midlifecroissant.com/] food blogBy Christine of Mid-Life Croissant food blog [http://www.midlifecroissant.com]. You can also find her on Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/midlifecroissant/], Twitter [http://t.sidekickopen06.com/e1t/c/5/f18dQhb0S7lC8dDMPbW2n0x6l2B9nMJW7t5XX43Mq982VfD3B88rByZMW1qMCsg56dF8-f6JZ3Md02?t=https%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.com%2Fmidlifecroissnt&
Central Brooklyn
Cortelyou Early Childhood Center window display (Photo by Ditmas Park Corner)The weekend is finally here, and we’d like to help you have a great one blocks from your home. Whether you’re looking for a Caribbean street festival [/blog/art-music/enjoy-music-rides-exotic-foods-flatbush-avenue-street-fair-saturday-july-9/] , an outdoor opera brunch, or a local
Central Brooklyn
(Photo by Prospect Farm [https://prospectfarm.org/composting/])There are many reasons to compost this summer. For one, it reduces a tremendous amount of reusable waste. Compostable trash items — like food scraps — make up almost one-third [http://www1.nyc.gov/assets/dsny/zerowaste/residents/food-scraps-and-yard-waste.shtml] of New York City’
Announcements
(Photo courtesy of GrowNYC)Have great stuff you no longer need? Share it with a neighbor and see what’s free for the taking at the Stop ‘N’ Swap® community reuse event in Ditmas Park on Sunday June 19. Stop ‘N’ Swaps invite the public to bring clean, portable, reusable
Central Brooklyn
This week’s recipe is for Shaved Asparagus Salad. While asparagus [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asparagus]in Brooklyn is available almost year round, it is in season locally only in spring and early summer. This very quick and refreshing recipe will to get you through the heat wave we’
Bensonhurst
Source: Grow NYC via Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/GrowNYC/photos/pb.270665889709.-2207520000.1433276660./10153280540549710/?type=3&theater] GrowNYC [http://www.grownyc.org/greenmarket/brooklyn/bensonhurst]‘s Greenmarket is returning to Bensonhurst this weekend, and this time shoppers can enjoy live music, while they pick out their produce!
8885 26th ave
They say one man’s trash is another man’s treasure. That’s why Grow NYC is hosting a Stop n’ Swap event [http://www.grownyc.org/swap] at Shore Parkway Jewish Center [http://www.cspjc.org/] (8885 26th Avenue) on Sunday, November 22, 11am – 2pm. The organization will collect
Fort Greene Park Greenmarket
Photo via GrowNYC.Good news for those who live closer to the Myrtle and Willoughby Avenue sides of Fort Greene Park: the greenmarket is shifting its vendors to stretch farther north along Washington Park, beginning this Saturday, September 19. “By moving producers to one side of the sidewalk, we will