It's all about Brooklyn Beverages this week on The Morning After. Tune in as Jason chats with Jim Munson and Emily Sheppard of Brooklyn Roasting Company and Caroline Mak and Antonio Ramos of Brooklyn Soda Works. Tune in to hear how both companies started from the ground up and have helped grow Brooklyn as a brand and a community. Find out how they balance running a small business with living normal lives and what future plans are in store for both operations. This program was sponsored by White Oak Pastures.

"I came to NY thinking I'd be in the publishing business and quickly ended up driving a beer van...from there it graduated to a 10 year career with Brooklyn Brewery."--Jim Munson, founder of Brooklyn Roasting Company on The Morning After

"We've always wanted to grow the business sustainably rather than quickly."--Antonio Ramos of Brooklyn Soda Works on The Morning After

This week on Straight, No Chaser, Katy Keiffer chats with Ben Flanner, Anastasia Cole Plakias, Chase Emmons & Michael Meier of Brooklyn Grange, a community oriented commercial organic farm located on New York City rooftops. Hear what the crew has been up to and what plans they have in store for the new rooftop farm at the Brooklyn Navy Yard. Learn more about storm water management, beekeeping, seed saving and the educational components of the farm. This program was sponsored by Fairway Market.

Photo by Cyrus Dowlatshahi

"We're living in a city who's sewer system was built well before a period of rapid development. With all these non-porous surfaces that have been added, there's a lot more water entering the sewer system. Now people are looking for creative ways to manage storm water, such as green roofs, and a farm like ours can store much more storm water than a normal green roof."

--Anastasia Cole Plakias of Brooklyn Grange

"In the new farm at the Navy Yard we will have between 20-30 beehives. Part of that project is genetic-oriented. In three years or so we hope to end up with New York City genetics, bees that are adapted to their environment. We want people to purchase bees from us, not just honey."

--Chase Emmons of Brooklyn Grange on Straight, No Chaser

This week on Straight, No Chaser, Katy Keiffer is joined by one of the founders of The Brooklyn Grange, a one-acre rooftop farm in Long Island City. Tune in to hear how the farm was started and how vertical and rooftop farming can play a huge role in the future of agriculture in urban areas. Find out what the guys at The Brooklyn Grange are up to right now, and make sure to vote for them in the BBC's World Challenge. Vote here! This episode was sponsored by Whole Foods Market.