Year of Plenty

Fri., Jan. 22, 2010

Al Gore Tweets Story About Year of Plenty and Spokane Churches Going Green

OMG, I just got tweeted by Al Gore. I've never actually typed "OMG" on a text or a blog or a tweet, but I figured this was the occasion to seize the day and give it a shot.

Turns out Al Gore, with over 2 million twitter followers just tweeted the New York Times Story about Spokane pastors and churches going green, which includes the church I pastor and our work with the Millwood Farmers' Market.

@algore: A new trend – Green Pastors: http://bit.ly/4wMHWW

I realize I'm on the edge of sounding like a narcissistic, vainglorious publicity hound at this point, so I promise this will be the last time I mention this whole hubbub with the New York Times. Promise.

But I do reserve the right to wear my "I got tweeted by Al Gore" T-shirt on occasion.

Posted Jan. 22, 2010, 4:53 p.m.

The Year of Plenty blog was created by Craig Goodwin in the winter of 2008 to chronicle the experiences of his family as they sought to consume everything local, used, homegrown or homemade. That journey was a wonderful introduction to people and movements in the Spokane area who are seeking the welfare of the community through local foods, farmers markets, community gardens, sustainable transportation, and more fulfilling and just patterns of consumption. In 2009 and beyond the blog will continue to report on these relationships and practices, all through the eyes of a family with young children. Craig manages the Millwood Farmers' Market, is a Master Food Preserver and Pastor at Millwood Presbyterian Church. Craig can be reached at goody2230@gmail.com