About Us
At BloomAgainBklyn, we build community through the healing power of repurposed flowers. For over a decade, we have upcycled more than 2.5 million unsold and once-used blooms, diverting them from the waste stream and transforming them into catalysts for connection and kindness across Brooklyn.
In partnership with dozens of community and corporate organizations, we create and deliver over 1,500 upcycled floral arrangements each month to the Brooklyn community, including homebound recipients, Title I school students, local nursing home residents, trauma survivors, food pantry recipients, and immigrants. These interactions promote empathy, foster meaningful relationships, and support mental health and well-being.
As part of a powerful circle of “people helping people,” we partner with 80+ community organizations and 3,000+ volunteers—individuals, schools, companies, and service groups—alongside the community members who receive the flowers at the heart of it all.
Our Mission
BloomAgainBklyn builds connection and community through repurposed flowers, reducing isolation among vulnerable populations while fostering meaningful interactions among volunteers, recipients, and partners. Rooted in sustainability, we rescue flowers from the waste stream, upcycling them into fresh arrangements that bring joy to those in need.
Our Reach
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In collaboration with our growing network of community and corporate partners, we bring people together of all ages and backgrounds, creating impactful programming that harnesses the power of flowers to foster community and educate participants on critical issues like sustainability and financial literacy.
Our Roots
In 2014, Carroll Gardens resident Caroline Gates Anderson founded BloomAgainBklyn to harness the therapeutic power of flowers while tackling waste in the floral industry. The idea took root after she organized a pop-up art show at a Brooklyn flower shop, sparking a love for flowers. She began taking flower-arranging classes at the New York Botanical Garden, where she became aware of how many beautiful arrangements—still full of life—were discarded after events.
Motivated to repurpose these flowers and bring joy to those who rarely receive them, Caroline approached the Brooklyn Trader Joe’s about donating their unsold blooms. When they said yes, BloomAgainBklyn was born. She then partnered with Opalia Flowers, a floral design studio in Boerum Hill, whose bridal and event clients began donating their post-event arrangements.
Since then, BloomAgainBklyn has grown into a vibrant community effort, with over 100 retailers, florists, floral designers, and vendors contributing their once-used or unsold flowers—helping to spread joy and reduce waste, one arrangement at a time.