History: The White Violet Center for Eco-Justice was started in October 1995 as a ministry of the Sisters of Providence of St. Mary-of-the-Woods College, northwest of Terre Haute, Indiana.

Mission: Provide eco-justice education, sustainable organic farming, a spirituality of sustainability and community building.

Results: The Center now includes a straw-bale retreat house, a herd of alpacas, almost 400 acres of state certified organic farmland, beehives, a large composting site, a berry patch, a farmer's market May through September, a water garden, a bluebird trail, classified forest, and orchards full of apple, pear, peach, cherry and plum trees.

White Violet Center for Eco-Justice
Location: Vigo County
Address: 1 Sisters of Providence Road, St. Mary-of-the-Woods, IN 47876
Phone: (812) 535-2930
Email: wvc@spsmw.org