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Volunteer with us!
...your interests and talents. We have several different areas where you can make a difference doing something you enjoy. Are you a people person? Greet visitors Answer phones Serve at the food pantry Visit residents in healthcare Work in the Farm Store Do you like working with your hands? Help in the organic gardens Work with our grounds crew Assist with the upkeep of our buildings and shrines Are you an animal lover? Assist with the alpacas Prepare sheared wool...
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!...
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...
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...
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...
Our Alpacas
Earth-friendly livestock White Violet Center for Eco-Justice (WVC) is a ministry of the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana (near Terre Haute). This nonprofit is helping support programs of ecological justice education, organic agriculture and fiber education. From WVC you will learn all you need to know about using your fiber and get alpacas with quality bloodlines. Volunteer with us to learn hands-on the ins and outs of alpaca farming. To schedule your personal farm visit today, call or...
Land Ethic
USDA organic garden at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana. As members of one sacred Earth community, we Sisters of Providence commit ourselves individually and communally to care for our resources and to make decisions regarding their current and future use as we seek to balance our individual and SP communal economic needs with the sustainability needs of Earth community. The following commitments will guide our decisions regarding the care and use of our resources. “This land was no longer for me the...
Must sees
...of families today. See our beautiful Shrine to Our Lady of Providence White Violet Center for Eco-Justice You may already know about our adorable alpacas but did you know we also have an actual working farm? At White Violet Center you’ll find a farm store, chickens, bees, USDA-certified organic gardens with two high tunnels and two greenhouses, an orchard, a berry patch, and a classified forest. A self-guided walking tour is available. Explore what White Violet Center has to offer...
Shop and stay at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods
...fun for yourself. Don’t miss hand-made items from the Sisters of Providence and Associates as well as many unique products made from local artisans. See store hours and info Shop online at LindenLeafGifts.com The Farm Store at White Violet has more than just produce and eggs! White Violet Farm Store At the White Violet Farm Store you’ll find seasonal produce from our certified organic garden and fresh eggs from our chickens. You’ll also find Royer Farm Meat, raw milk cheese, honey...
Agritourism
Agritourism is a combination of agriculture and tourism. Of the about 1,000 acres of land at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana, owned by the Sisters of Providence, you’ll find a herd of 40 fuzzy alpacas; flock of about 150 laying chickens; 7-acre USDA certified organic garden with high tunnels and greenhouses and an orchard; berry patches; nature trail; and a Farm Store. You can schedule a guided tour or do a self-guided tour of all areas or portions of the small farm....
About us
...hurting and in need of basic human services. See our justice priorities Spirituality & Prayer Living deeply and intentionally with our God is the root of who we are. Let us support you through prayer and inspiration. Explore our prayers and inspiration White Violet Center for Eco-Justice You’ll find encouragement for living more sustainably through this ministry, while learning more about alpacas, organic food and other educational opportunities. Learn more about our eco-justice center In need of prayer? Let us...
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...