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White Violet Center for Eco-Justice

Sisters to host Fall Farm Day at the Woods

By Jason Moon | September 7, 2022 |

Admission is free, but donations would be welcome

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Our commitment to Laudato Si’ Action Platform

By Climate Change Task Force | May 21, 2022 |

We are excited to represent the Providence Community to be part of Pope Francis’ call to address the most urgent needs plaguing Earth and the poor and to take this focus into our daily lives.

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Poem: Earth rising

By Sister Ruth Johnson | April 22, 2022 |

It is alive and clings to us in way we have forgotten

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Sisters to co-sponsor upcoming Earth Day events

By Jason Moon | April 11, 2022 |

White Violet Center will have a display table at the Indiana State University Earth Day Celebration on April 21

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WVC to host Spring Plant Sale

By Jason Moon | April 5, 2022 |

For more information, call 812-535-2930 or email wvc@spsmw.org.

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WVC to host an ‘Alpaca Encounter’

By Jason Moon | February 28, 2022 |

The event is a wonderful opportunity for guests to get behind the scenes and learn more about the alpacas

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WVC to host Baking Sourdough Breads

By Jason Moon | January 28, 2022 |

Cost is $45, which includes instruction materials and a starter. A starter can be picked up at the White Violet Farm Store or shipped to your home. The registration deadline is February 16.

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Volunteer Spotlight: Meet Sister Hang Tran!

By Jason Moon | November 29, 2021 |

‘I think it’s really necessary for me.’

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Adopting Iggy

By Sisters of Providence | November 20, 2021 |

Our plan is to try and make this an annual trip to come see Iggy so he doesn’t forget that his Florida parents Love him very much!

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Redecorating our Guest Room

By Lorrie Heber | October 20, 2021 |

This process will reinvigorate the existing growth

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Meet our newest alpaca, Providence Isabelle (Bella)

By Mary Riley | September 27, 2021 |

Welcome to the herd Bella! Our newest alpaca is spunky and the spitting image of her mother.

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Fall Floral Lunch and Learn scheduled

By Jason Moon | September 7, 2021 |

“We will learn basic floral arranging principles and wreath making techniques using eco-friendly materials.”

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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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