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White Violet Center for Eco-Justice is a non-profit eco-justice education center focusing on organic agriculture, spiritual ecology and social advocacy. Founded in 1996 by Sister of Providence Ann Sullivan, the center is a ministry of the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana. The center grew out of the Roman Catholic women religious congregation's commitment to eco-spirituality and sustainability. The center maintains a herd of alpacas, of state-certified organic farmland, bees, a berry patch, a farmers' market, classified forest and orchards. White Violet Center hosts field trips, workshops and film series to educate both children and adults. The center has hosted a variety of speakers including cosmologist Brian Swimme, beekeeper Günther Hauk, author Judy Cannato and essayist Scott Russel Sanders. White Violet Center is considered an "engaged project" by the Yale University Forum on Religion and Ecology.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=White Violet Center )〕 It is also featured in Sarah McFarland Taylor's 2007 book ''Green Sisters: A Spiritual Ecology.'' ==Philosophy== The White Violet Center mission statement states the center exists "to foster a way of living that recognizes the interdependence of all creation. Grounded in an understanding of Providence Spirituality as hope and healing, the center offers leadership and education in the preservation, restoration and reverent use of all natural resources." As a congregation, the Sisters of Providence have practiced this mission by installing a biomass boiler to heat and power the buildings on their motherhouse grounds, producing biodiesel, maintaining a significant recycling program, and using sustainable irrigation systems for the organic gardens and orchards. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「White Violet Center for Eco-Justice」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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