To honour and to say farewell to the current site of the PLOT we invite you to a special gathering and plotluck on Sunday August 16  5pm to 8pm @ the PLOT Sharing Garden.  Please BYO dishes/lawn chair/drinking water. 

Yes, the PLOT has a new location and is moving to just a stone’s throw away from its current location and into the central heart of what will be the new and expanded Newton Recreation area.  The location, though different, will provide new opportunities for community nurturing while continuing to uphold the tenets of the PLOT as a sharing, community driven garden.  

In light of the speed at which the city is progressing in preparing for the new Newton Recreation Centre, the move is happening quickly and the current PLOT location will be vacated by the end of August.  We are grateful to parks and the city for the generous assistance they are providing with the move and for tending to the site prep work for the new location, and some of the dedicated core PLOT members have already begun preparing the plants for the move. 

While the Medicine Wheel in its current incarnation will not be reconstructed at the new location, an intercultural sanctuary-like community gathering area under the trees will be included in the new location.  In this area, a large engraved stone will be placed to hold the memory of Grandma Amy’s circular and cyclical teachings; it will be surrounded by the smaller stones from the Newton Medicine Wheel that have been placed by those visiting the wheel or attending the Medicine Wheel Ceremonies over the past 11 years.  This new intercultural meeting place, will be a place for rest and reflection, for the continuance of gatherings to mark the changing of the seasons, and to host other PLOT social engagement events. 

  AND  glorious heartfelt gratitude to all in this extended PLOT community… each and all in our ways both big and small, holds a piece of this place….. What a rich container of goodness, play and care has been cultivated in the commons over the years together. It is upon this foundational richness the new gardens will be built. Looking forward to whatever inspirations, creativity and visions this new location sparks for each one of us! The sky’s the limit, so dream. 

Here’s to the heart expanding gifts of community nurturance through the PLOT, where natural caring rises to the surface and shines. 

Kindest Thoughts,
Teresa 
On Behalf of the PLOT Sharing Garden

PS  Grandma Amy’s little apple tree from the centre of the MW will be potted into a large planter and moved to the new site, along with the Plum tree planted in memory of community leader Katheren Szabo. We are including as many of the commemorative and donated plants into the new garden as possible and will move both the Red Dress garden dedicated to raise awareness for the MMIW, and the Purple garden dedicated to those who have lost their lives to the toxic drugs.  

PSS On Sunday August 16 if you wish, bring a shovel and a big plastic bag or planter pot to dig and take some raspberries or a chunk of mint or possibly other plants. We may not have room for everything. Please ask Val, Steve or Simran before digging anything.