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Earth Day Every Day
...a sustainable energy economy, modernizing transportation, preserving open spaces, making farming more sustainable and healthier, and protecting our public health Hoosier Environmental Council Hoosier Interfaith Power and Light Hoosier Interfaith Power and Light is an affiliate of the national organization, Interfaith Power and Light. Interfaith Power & Light. This interfaith ministry is devoted to deepening the connection between ecology and faith. Interfaith Power and Light’s goal is to help people of faith recognize and fulfill their responsibility for the stewardship...
West Terre Haute, Indiana
...can help. Volunteer Dozens of volunteers serve at the Providence Food Pantry. The pantry is always in need of male volunteers who can help carry food to vehicles for clients. Donate Putting our complete trust in the Providence of God, the Providence Food Pantry is financed entirely by individual and church donations as well as grants from local foundations and organizations. Pantry wishlist Peanut butter and jelly Cereal Bars of soap Toilet paper Canned fruit Canned meats (chicken, tuna, etc.)...
White Violet Center for Eco-Justice: The beliefs have never changed
...a sustainable future is in our DNA, but educating is actually in and of itself a sustainable act. In fact, it’s a keystone of it. We look forward to working and learning and improving with you in the coming year. We hope to see you at many of the following events, outreach opportunities, and participatory programs this year: Earth Day Festival Christmas Fun at the Woods Alpaca and Friends Open Barn Plant Sale at White Violet Center Public Alpaca Encounters...
Can you provide healthy, organic produce for people in need?
...Eco-Justice want to be able to provide first-quality fresh vegetables from our organic gardens and fresh eggs from our pasture raised chickens to people who are food insecure in our area. We need your help to do so! The White Violet Center has been the recipient of a USDA grant for two years that has allowed us to do just that. Last year we provided food that equated to over 9,600 meals for the food insecure in the Wabash Valley....
From Backyard Gardening to Small-Scale Farming: What a Difference a Team Makes!
...prepare for a spring planting (this method is called “lasagna gardening”). A view of the backyard garden. Over the course of three years on the property, we cultivated nearly 2,000 square feet of growing space in our yard. We grew way more food than we could handle as a family of two and quickly turned to learning food preservation, sharing with friends and donating the surplus. Even so, the 1/20th of an acre those 2,000 square feet equate to pales...
Alpacas
An important part of our sustainable agriculture program is our alpaca herd. Alpacas are wonderful animals that are full of personality. They are valued for their fiber which is warmer than wool, water resistant, hypoallergenic and very soft. Each spring our alpacas are sheared and the best of the fiber is spun into yarn. It is then knitted and crocheted into scarves, hats, and other garments. These items are then sold at Linden Leaf Gifts and The Farm Store at...
Restorative Justice
...in an attempt to reach the other side. To reach a place where life is sustainable. As we know now, this did not happen. The good thing is that this writer’s vision of society in the 21st century did not come to fruition. Yet, we still struggle to achieve social justice. As a society, we propose social justice, not blind justice. Social justice is a broader concept than legal systems of laws that focuses on repairing harm by punishing. However,...
Spirituality, justice, love of fresh food fuel Providence Associate’s sustainable lifestyle.
Providence Associate Janice Lilly, with her husband, Cary, deliver fresh, local food to Bloomington, Indiana, charities. Through the Healthy Food for All Fund she created, Janice helps provide healthy, fresh foods to low-income area residents. Living a sustainable lifestyle has been a key part of Providence Associate Janice Lilly’s life for 20 years. Janice was drawn to nature since childhood. Spirituality, social justice and love for fresh food were a part of her family heritage. Originally from Alabama, Janice and...
‘Green’ Investments
...Force, I offer this brief information on sustainability investing that I hope will be helpful in your conversations with an investor company agent as you make decisions for both sustainable Earth and you. Sustainable investing is a way of investing that provides strong returns while also allowing the investing party to stay true to their values. Sustainable investing focuses on doing good for the world, unlike more traditional investing, whose aims are generally strongly focused on individual gain. To my...
Providence Food Pantry eases hunger in West Terre Haute
...she told him about Providence Food Pantry in West Terre Haute where he could go once a month to get more food.Without the groceries from the sister that day, Franklin said, his mom, his brother and sister and he would have gone hungry. Franklin has now gone “many, many” times to the Providence Food Pantry to pick up an assortment of foods for his family once a month. He says that without it, many people in the community would go...
Recognizing Hunger Action Month
Did you know that … September is Hunger Action Month and that the first Friday in September is designated as National Food Bank Day? This serves to raise the awareness of the issue of food insecurity and how food banks and food pantries help families who struggle to put food on their tables. Sister Lawrence Ann Liston greets a patron at Providence Food Pantry in West Terre Haute. Did you know that … One in six persons in our area...
The Season of Creation 2022: Meatless Mondays and More
...films listed in the above US Catholic article and discuss with family and friends, and Eat consciously and mindfully – Consciously be aware of where our food comes from and the impact of food production on our environment and make food choices accordingly. Eat more mindfully, slowing down, savoring food, listening to our bodies. (See above articles) Relationships What about our Food Relationships? Giving might be mindfully preparing food for others, buying locally, buying in season, eating more plant-based foods,...