Kent’s ‘mother neighborhood’ celebrates the memory of its elders

Visitors at the Thomas-Anderson Memorial Garden for the Grove of Elders dedication on July 23, 2022. Photo by Doria Daniels

Kent’s ‘mother neighborhood’ celebrates the memory of its elders

- Wendy DiAlesandro

Organizers of the Thomas-Anderson Memorial Garden in Kent celebrated the dedication of a new “Grove of Elders” on Saturday, joining with family members of people honored as pillars of the South End neighborhood.

The community garden, founded in March 2021, is the dream of Doria Daniels, who donated the land at 1110 Walnut St. and has led a small army of volunteers and supporters to create a bastion of produce and greenery in the recently dedicated historic district.

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