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White Violet Center for Eco-Justice
Teaching, caring, inspiring for all creation White Violet Center for Eco-Justice at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana, is a ministry of the Sisters of Providence. You’ll find a herd of alpacas and a flock of laying chickens, a 5-acre USDA certified organic garden, orchards, bee hives, a Farm Store, a nature trail, educational workshops, cooking classes, and opportunities for internships, sabbaticals and volunteering. This is a working farm! You can be a part of it!...
Foley Legacy Fund application
Since 2016, the Foley Legacy Fund has been used to provide financial support to ministries/projects that provide direct service to persons who are economically poor and underserved as well as Congregational ministries that further the mission of the Sisters of Providence at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods or elsewhere. Again this year, in an effort to build up the Foley Legacy Fund, the General Council has decided that only SP-sponsored institutions, ministries, and programs may apply for funding for FY 27. Check back...
Sisters honor past, present White Violet Center directors
During its 26th Earth Day Festival on Saturday, April 18, in honor of the 30th anniversary of White Violet Center for Eco-Justice, a ministry of the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana, the Congregation honored the four directors the ministry has had since its inception. White Violet Center was established in 1996. The honored directors included Sister Ann Sullivan, SP, founder of White Violet Center; Sister Maureen Freeman, CSJ; Lorrie Heber; and Mary Riley. Prior to this year’s festival,...
White Violet Center for Eco-Justice: The beliefs have never changed
“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.” – Margaret Mead Thirty years ago, Sister Ann Sullivan, the first Director of White Violet Center for Eco-Justice, a ministry of the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana, and one of the key people in starting White Violet, said during the ministry’s dedication that “education for a sustainable future is a large part of White Violet...
A historical look at our Greenhouses
...leave the greenhouse. As White Violet Center’s foundress, Sister Ann Sullivan, would tell, Sister Agnes would sneak over in the night to tend to her violets and geraniums. Little did she know that Sister Ann Sullivan and others were sowing the seeds that would become White Violet Center for Eco-Justice. Sister Ann knew a farm had to be at the heart of this eco-justice center, and farms need plants and plants need a greenhouse. By 1994, Sister Agnes’ health had...
From Backyard Gardening to Small-Scale Farming: What a Difference a Team Makes!
Before coming to work at the White Violet Center for Eco-Justice, a ministry of the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana, my passion for growing food and living in reciprocity with the land was sparked as a backyard gardener. With a few years’ experience as an avid home grower, I thought, perhaps naively, that moving on to small-scale farming would be doing much of the same, just … bigger. While the most obvious difference between the two modes is...
Farm internship details & benefits
Be an intern on our farm Do you like to dig in the dirt? Do you dream of befriending an alpaca? If so, our White Violet Center for Eco-Justice farm internship might be the place for you! White Violet Center for Eco-Justice (WVC) is located at beautiful Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana, just 80 miles west of Indianapolis. As an intern you’ll get to work with the amazing people on our team as well as other interns from all over the country,...
White Violet Center for Eco-Justice
Teaching, caring, inspiring for all creation. A ministry of the Sisters of Providence, White Violet Center for Eco-Justice at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana was established in 1996. Here you’ll find a herd of alpacas, a flock of laying chickens, a 5-acre USDA certified organic garden, orchards, bee hives, a Farm Store, nature trail and internship opportunities....
Earth Day Every Day
Every day is a new chance to do something good for our planet. Each year on April 22 the world celebrates Earth Day. But taking care of our planet should be every day. We hope this page serves as an inspiration and a resource to help you no matter where you are on your journey. White Violet Center for Eco-Justice Additional Resources Social Media Learn about the Providence Climate Agreement Make a difference It can all seem overwhelming but simple...
Our Future and Land Justice
...focus on land justice through the lens of landowners who are members of religious orders, specifically Catholic Sisters. “Land Justice Futures helps religious landowners pursue land justice — centering racial repair, ecological healing, and community power into decisions about how land is loved, used, and governed. While it can take many, many forms, at its core, land justice is about interrupting the story of land as commodity, and living instead as though repair and reciprocity are possible. Drawing on deep...
Opportunities
...contact form or call her directly at 361-500-9505. Eco-Justice internships Slow down. Listen. Connect. Get in touch with your deeper self as an intern at White Violet Center for Eco-Justice at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana. Live and work among the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods for 3, 6 or 12 months as an intern at White Violet Center, a ministry of the Sisters of Providence. Spend time in our organic gardens, with our herd of alpacas or specializing in fiber...
It’s Time for Fiber Projects!
...needle felting and weaving skills since the inception of White Violet Center. From simple alpaca ornaments, to detailed felted animal portraits, to stunning fully felted nativity scenes, her art and interests continue to evolve. I feel lucky to get to see her working on her art almost every morning at the center. Sister Maureen Freeman, former director of White Violet Center, was known for her fine water felted hats. I was an intern while she was still here, and was...