here was once a time when St. Patrick’s Day had an almost exclusive claim on the color green. Nowadays, the word “green” is less likely to conjure up images of a green clad leprechaun and is more likely to be associated with environmentally friendly practices. For this e-newsletter, we’ll honor the word in both contexts.

First of all, we have a fitting announcement for St. Paddy’s Day… we’re now making green yogurt! This is not a new line of basil infused cultured dairy products, but instead yogurt made from our new solar power source! In the last three months alone, our new 63.5 KW Solar Electric System has already saved 329 gallons of gas, or the equivalent of 3 tons of CO2. Curious how many trees that equals or how many bulbs that saved? Visit our live solar monitoring site and find out for yourself!

And to brighten up the Nancy’s shade of green, we are proud to announce that Springfield Creamery was recently named Oregon Tilth’s “2009 Organic Handler of the Year,” an honor that we owe to both our organic farmers and our loyal Nancy’s customers. We thank you for your continued support, and may the luck of the Irish bring us more green news in the year ahead!

Sincerely,