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Farm Store opening this spring
Preparations have already begun to transform a room at White Violet Center for Eco-Justice into a Farm Store. Citing changes in current consumer preference, White Violet Center for Eco-Justice Director Lorrie Heber said the facility is moving forward with plans to create its own Farm Store. “Some of our traditional market channels to sell produce have changed,” Lorrie said. “We are responding to those changes.” Lorrie said “flash sales” at the center last year helped with the progress of creating...
Sisters and interns: becoming a little bit of each other
A relationship of connection and reverence. White Violet Center for Eco-Justice interns Liv Charlton, left and Virginia Cheij with Sister Ruth Johnson, SP. Most interns who spend months living among the Sisters of Providence while working and learning from the land gain much from the experience. Liv Charlton became an intern at White Violet Center for Eco-Justice, a ministry of the Sisters of Providence, last year shortly after graduating from high school in Des Moines, Iowa. “From being around the...
We’re all connected: John-Michael’s story
Saint Mother Theodore Guerin Donor Appreciation Dinner White Violet Center for Eco-Justice Farm Manager John-Michael Elmore has a lifelong connection to Saint Mary-of-the-Woods. He shared these heartfelt reflections on his experiences growing up at The Woods in his keynote speech titled “Cultivating Sacred Ground” at the Saint Mother Theodore Guerin Donor Appreciation Dinner on June 8. Living in the college guest house during the late 1970s, he developed a deep appreciation for the trees, forests and land that make this place...
Can you help Bella and the alpacas travel more safely?
Donate today! Hi! I’m Bella. Update from Bella: Thank you all so much! Thanks to all of YOU, we’ve raised enough to purchase a new trailer! Anything more we raise will go to help cover needed medical care for my alpaca friends and me. Thank you so, so much for loving us and taking care of us!!! Hello Friends! I’m Bella the alpaca. I’m almost three years old and I live at the White Violet Center for Eco-Justice Farm at...
A Note from Providence Associates Jane Fischer and Pearlette Springer, September 11, 2024
...with associates. People were either Catholic or they were not. And we were all white. I had little or no exposure to POC until I went away to college. Once I became aware of my whiteness, I sought out social encounters and conversations with non-Catholics and POC. But I treaded carefully: I didn’t want to reveal my ignorance of other people and cultures. Jane believes that if you have grown up in a predominantly white (or sameness) culture, it is...
Discerning your call
...to join the community. Schedule a time to meet with Sister Joni by phone, Skype or other. Spend some time getting to know the Sisters of Providence and Saint Mary-of-the-Woods as an intern at our White Violet Center for Eco-Justice ministry. Spend concentrated time learning and working in our organic gardens or with our herd of alpacas. A great way to explore what might be next in your life. Get to know the Sisters of Providence better by becoming a...
Apply to be an intern
If you’re looking for a hands-on experience on a sustainable farm then consider an internship at White Violet Center for Eco-Justice. Applying is easy. Internships are a minimum of six months up to one year. A limited number of summer positions are available. We have openings. Apply below. APPLY NOW! Intern Application Choose your dates (Usually 6-12 months) Apply Now! Summer 2026 Intern Application May-August Intern Qualifications: Must be at least 18 years old at start of internship Must be...
More ways to give
...neighborhood. Alpaca adoptions make great gifts for Valentine’s Day, Easter, Mother’s Day, birthdays and Christmas! Visit here to Adopt an alpaca today! Your adoption donation also helps provide fiber used to create unique items for sale in Linden Leaf Gifts and White Violet Farm Store that generates extra revenue for the Sisters of Providence, gentle fertilizer used in our organic gardens, educational opportunities for interns, and enhances our overall mission to care for all of life’s creations! Shop & give...
Virtual visit
...on on a field at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods. Have a seat and enjoy the beauty of God’s creation. Providence Hall in the early morning mist. New walking tour signage to show up the flower garden at White Violet Center for Eco-Justice. The Church of the Immaculate Conception at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods Rays of sunlight through the trees. The St. Anne Shell Chapel exterior. The grotto at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods Saint Mother Theodore Guerin statue Saint Mother Theodore Guerin statue on a misty morning....
Get involved
...tour groups and sharing your clerical skills to assisting with activities in our health care and providing transportation for sisters. Are you a graduating college senior or perhaps you just retired? Take a break from the ordinary and become an intern at White Violet Center for Eco-Justice. Spend three months to a year harvesting vegetables from the organic garden, helping shear alpacas, learning to spin fiber, weave or knit – the sky is the limit! Perhaps you’re looking for a...
Sustainable agriculture internships
An internship at White Violet Center for Eco-Justice at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana, might mean planting, weeding or harvesting green beans. An internship at White Violet Center for Eco-Justice has been described as the chance of a lifetime by those who have come and gone. There are many sustainable agriculture learning experiences in the world, but one at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana, includes hundreds of Catholic Sisters of Providence from which to learn and be inspired. I’ve been told it’s one of...
Polyculture. Or How I Stopped Worrying and Now Embrace the Unpredictable
...wildlife damage (you never know what random year deer will decide they like to eat all your pepper plants), soilborne plant disease, or even staffing issues. You just hope its chard that fails, and not your best seller. Every year, I explain the above to our interns, who come to White Violet to learn about small-scale sustainable growing. I want them to know that it’s OK when not everything goes according to plan. But, I also always joke that I...