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White Violet Center for Eco-Justice

Rainy day on and off the farm

By Cheryl Casselman | July 12, 2017 |

Tuesday was a rainy day in Vigo County, Indiana, but it didn’t mean everyone at the White Violet Center for Eco-Justice organic farm was sitting around twiddling their thumbs.

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Sustainable farm living and learning

By Cheryl Casselman | July 6, 2017 |

Interns from New Jersey, Texas, Chicago, California, Louisiana and Indiana living and learning at White Violet Center for Eco-Justice this summer.

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Go out and make a difference

By Sister Joni Luna | June 8, 2017 |

Being a sister doesn’t ensure my going to heaven or living a hurt-free or pain-free life. It does not give me prestige or pay a six-figure salary. On the contrary, I have no earthly idea where the pursuit will take me, but I am learning to trust in Providence. The Providence, which, our foundress Saint Mother Theodore reminds us, “has never failed us.” When I look at the person in the mirror, I like who I am becoming.

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Maren Van Cleave: A wonderful year at WVC

By Jason Moon | May 19, 2017 |

‘I’ve seen what this life is like and I like it.’

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Sadie Laing: My time at White Violet Center

By Jason Moon | May 13, 2017 |

‘This has been a very enriching experience,’

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No time for despair: climate change reality

By Lorrie Heber | May 9, 2017 |

So, why must we change? Drought, floods, fires, extreme weather, uninhabitable places, rising sea levels, species extinction, refugees, disease, food insecurity, inescapable heat … I could go on. Virtually nothing that we know about Earth is untouched by climate change. And no one.

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Isabelle McCurdy: Involved in all aspects at WVC

By Jason Moon | May 6, 2017 |

‘I’ve learned so much. It is definitely interesting living community-style, how you experience things together. I’ve grown a lot.’

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Earth Day: A Holy Day of Obligation

By Sister Dawn Tomaszewski | April 20, 2017 |

Our fragile Earth IS HOLY

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Sustainable agriculture internships

By Cheryl Casselman | March 4, 2017 |

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…

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Heber to attend Al Gore’s climate change training

By Jason Moon | February 25, 2017 |

Conference to take place March 2-4, in Denver, Colorado

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It’s National CSA Day!

By Cheryl Casselman | February 24, 2017 |

Thoughts of watermelon radishes, red-Russian kale, garlic scapes, rainbow Swiss chard, and collard greens are welcomed on this Friday in February. I can almost taste them now.

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Being a Sister of Providence means …

By Sister Ann Casper | January 27, 2017 |

What do you know about the Sisters of Providence today? Ever wish you had a way to tell your friends and family about the SPs? In this Congregation video, you’ll…

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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.

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