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Discovering the Woods: A visit from a fresh perspective
...out the signs that comprised a walking tour of this amazing place. There are maps available inside White Violet Center, at the alpaca pasture and at Providence Spirituality & Conference Center. One of the walking tour signs at White Violet Center for Eco-Justice. Our alpacas are always a big draw to visitors but it was particularly fun to get to show off the four new crias that are just a few months old. Four new crias joined the alpaca herd...
Blooming in the gardens at the Woods
“I never thought I would be working with Catholic sisters. It shows how times are changing. It is so great to connect and work with different types of people.” White Violet Center for Eco-Center for Eco-Justice intern Lily Seals in the garden. Lily Seals is a sophomore at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College. As a wildlife conservation and management major, she needed a lab credit. Her professor, Dr. James Brinson, suggested that Lily volunteer on the Sisters of Providence farm. “It stuck....
2025 Spring Plant Sale
May 2, 2025 at 11:00 am – 5:00 pm EDT White Violet Center for Eco-Justice garden Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, IN 47876 White Violet Center for Eco-Justice Farm 812-535-2930 View Facilitator Website White Violet Center for Eco-Justice 812-535-2930 View Facilitator Website Get a jump start on your gardening at the White Violet Farm Spring Plant Sale. Shop a beautiful selection of organically grown vegetable, flower and herb plants. The Plant Sale will be held on Friday, May 2 from 11 a.m.-5 p.m....
Alpaca Yoga
September 6, 2025 at 11:00 am – 12:00 pm EDT White Violet Center for Eco-Justice 1 Sisters of Providence Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, IN 47876 812-535-2932 View Location Website White Violet Center for Eco-Justice 812-535-2930 View Facilitator Website Sisters of Providence $15 Join us for a unique experience of yoga as White Violet Center for Eco-Justice hosts Alpaca Yoga! The event will take place from 11:00 a.m.-noon, on Saturday, September 6, at White Violet Center for Eco-Justice at the female alpaca pasture....
Alpaca Yoga
November 2, 2025 at 11:00 am – 12:00 pm EST White Violet Center for Eco-Justice 1 Sisters of Providence Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, IN 47876 812-535-2932 View Location Website White Violet Center for Eco-Justice 812-535-2930 View Facilitator Website Sisters of Providence $15 Join us for a unique yoga experience as White Violet Center for Eco-Justice hosts Alpaca Yoga! The event will take place from 11:00 a.m.-noon, on Sunday, November 2, at White Violet Center for Eco-Justice at the female alpaca pasture. Alpaca...
Tried and true farming techniques benefit Earth
The best technology for the job isn’t always something from The Jetsons. Sometimes Little House on the Prairie methods still work best. White Violet Center for Eco-Justice Garden Manager Candace Minster works in the high tunnel. The use of solar heat in the high tunnel allows carrots, greens and more to be grown all winter long. White Violet Center for Eco-Justice, a ministry of the Sisters of Providence, uses technology to grow vegetables, fruit and flowers offered in a Community...
Welcoming our 2021 WVC Summer Interns!
...and faith-based service,” Cheyenne explained. “I’m excited for the lessons I’ll take away from working with the Center. I firmly believe that caring for Creation, growing and distributing food, and living in community with like-minded and different-minded people are ways that we can live our faiths in the world, and I’m eager to do that at White Violet Center for Eco-Justice (WVC). “I’m inspired by WVC’s mission and I want to be a part of the world that the center...
Sadie Laing: My time at White Violet Center
Sadie Laing prepares water for the alpacas at White Violet Center for Eco-Justice, a ministry of the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana. For as long as she can remember, Sadie Laing has had an interest in sustainability and the arts. During a Google search for fiber arts, Sadie, 23, happened across White Violet Center for Eco-Justice (WVC) and was intrigued. The Rochester, Minnesota, native had finished her time at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and spent a year at...
White Violet Center for Eco-Justice partners: B’s are the best!
...with the letter “B”! Bar Bosco salad featuring greens from WVC Two Terre Haute restaurants, The Butler’s Pantry Food Co and Bar Bosco, are regularly using White Violet Center certified organic produce and farm fresh eggs to create some amazing dishes. Both businesses have been able to stay open during the COVID-19 pandemic by offering takeout meals to their patrons. WVC kale on display at Baelser’s Market In more recent developments, White Violet Center produce and flowers can now be...
A Tribute to Sandy Wickware from the Anti-Racism Discussion Group
...for real change, Sandy helped create a space where listening itself became an act of justice. Justice Became Real Sandy also entrusted us with stories from her own life, stories she shared not to center herself, but to help us understand the world more truthfully. She spoke of growing up as a Black child and young woman in a small Indiana town during the 1950s and 1960s, years marked by exclusion, resilience and quiet strength. In sharing these memories, Sandy...
Maren Van Cleave: A wonderful year at WVC
White Violet Center for Eco-Justice intern Maren Van Cleave cleans lettuce from the White Violet Center garden. When she came to White Violet Center for Eco-Justice (WVC), Maren Van Cleave was very interested in fiber art and in owning her own farm someday. Spending a year at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods added more fuel to her desires. “I think it’s been interesting to see how a farm works,” the Blackfoot, Idaho, native said. “What goes into getting all of this food to...
Leadership & vision
...the opportunities that come from being attentive both to limits as well as possibilities, and using them to foster creativity, we will cultivate inner and interpersonal transformation and take initiative in order to continue the mission of love, mercy and justice in service among all of creation. Justice Focus: Racial Equality and Equity We, the Providence Community, choose racial equality and equity as our justice focus for 2021-2026. We commit to partnering with other groups in prayer, education, action and...