The Kent Land Trust received a grant in 2009 to create Kent's first Community Garden, open to the public and designed for use by a diverse community, including seniors, school children, families, singles, renters and professionals, weekend or part-time residents, the public school cafeteria and the local food bank. Kent Land Trust is sponsoring Kent's Community Garden by lending it's centrally located agricultural land and organizing and implementing the garden program in its startup years.
Kent Land Trust
Our Purpose
to promote for the general public the preservation of natural resources, principally in, but not limited to, the town of Kent. These resources shall include land and water resources, the plant life thereon, the unique scenic, natural and historic sites; To engage in and promote scientific study and education regarding natural resources; To use all properties help or controlled by the corporation and the net earnings thereof for the benefit of the general public and for charitable, educational, recreational, conservation, scientific, and historical purposes.