Welcome to the Christian A Herter Intercommunity Garden!

We are an organic community garden located along the Charles River in Allston-Brighton, MA. We’ve served as a communal gardening space since 1976. Today, a diverse group of individuals and families maintain almost 70 plots where they grow flowers and fresh produce to enjoy at home.

 

1976, When the windmill was functional                          The Founder of the Garden, Adele 

The Garden is a small and lovely garden, taking up .35 of an acre along of the banks of the Charles. The garden is public space, owned by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, under the Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR).

The Herter Garden is next to the Herter Center which was established in 1959 and named after the former governor of Massachusetts. Herter’s daughter, Adele Seronde, President of the Christian Herter Center from 1973 – 1984, founded the garden as one of the community programs offered through the Herter Center. The Herter Garden was established in 1976 during the Revival Program when dozens of other community gardens popped up in order to “… take back the land”. It was started by people committed to community gardening.