# Alan-Chadwick.org > Alan Chadwick: A Gardener of Souls. A resource center about Alan Chadwick, his gardens, and his mission. Begun in 2003. Using the Biodynamic French Intensive Method, which he developed, Alan Chadwick (1909-1980) led the movement that pioneered organic gardening and farming in North America. Lectures, memories, photographs and techniques from the founder of the Biodynamic French Intensive Method. The site is written and published by Gregory Haynes; the full page list is at https://www.alan-chadwick.org/sitemap.xml. ## Main sections - [Alan Chadwick: A Gardener of Souls](https://www.alan-chadwick.org/): Using the Biodynamic French Intensive method, which he developed, Alan Chadwick led the movement that pioneered organic gardening and farming in North America. - [The Origins and Purpose of the Alan Chadwick Website](https://www.alan-chadwick.org/html%20pages/about.html): Alan Chadwick's deep knowledge of horticulture was rooted in the experiences of generations of professional organic gardeners in the European tradition. - [Personal Memories of Alan Chadwick by His Students and Friends](https://www.alan-chadwick.org/html%20pages/personal_memories.html): Personal Memories of Alan Chadwick by his students, apprentices, and friends. - [A Guide to Information about Alan Chadwick on the Internet](https://www.alan-chadwick.org/html%20pages/guide.html): Commentary and a guide to information about Alan Chadwick on the internet with links to external websites. - [Quotes by and about Alan Chadwick](https://www.alan-chadwick.org/html%20pages/quotes.html): He had a peculiar force as a teacher. He visited Saratoga once to give a lecture. He was on his best behavior, but still was a terrible old man and... - [Photos of Alan Chadwick](https://www.alan-chadwick.org/html%20pages/photos_of_alan.html): Photographs of Alan Chadwick taken in his gardens at Santa Cruz, Green Gulch, Saratoga, Covelo, and Virginia - [What's New at Alan-Chadwick.org](https://www.alan-chadwick.org/html%20pages/whats_new.html): Recent additions to Alan-Chadwick.org: memories, lectures, photographs, documents and articles about Alan Chadwick, listed in the order they were posted. - [Recorded Lectures Given by Alan Chadwick](https://www.alan-chadwick.org/html%20pages/lectures.html): The Alan Chadwick Society, formed soon after Alan's death, sold copies of the Villa Montalvo and Santa Cruz lectures at least as early as 1984. - [The Biodynamic French Intensive System of Alan Chadwick](https://www.alan-chadwick.org/html%20pages/techniques.html): Techniques Employed by Alan Chadwick: - A Photo and Video Gallery of Gardening methods as used in the Biodynamic French Intensive system - [Alan Chadwick Biography](https://www.alan-chadwick.org/html%20pages/chronology.html): While this entire website could be considered a multimedia biography of Alan Chadwick, this page, in particular... - [Gallery of Photos and Documents Connected with Alan Chadwick](https://www.alan-chadwick.org/html%20pages/gallery.html): A collection of photographs, documents, memorabilia, people, and things related to Alan Chadwick and his life's work. - [Bibliography of Published Works about Alan Chadwick](https://www.alan-chadwick.org/html%20pages/published_sources.html): A List of Published Works about Alan Chadwick with Book Reviews - [The Alan Chadwick Forum](https://www.alan-chadwick.org/html%20pages/forum.html): When, from time to time, we receive comments from our readers that, in our judgment, deserve to be shared with others, we will post them here as time permits. - [Contact Us at the Alan Chadwick Website](https://www.alan-chadwick.org/html%20pages/contact_us.html): If you worked with Alan Chadwick in one of his projects and would like to make contact with other apprentices, send your name and contact information. ## Lecture series - [The Villa Montalvo (Saratoga) Lectures by Alan Chadwick](https://www.alan-chadwick.org/html%20pages/lectures/1_index_saratoga_lectures.html): Sedge: an example of the natural process of soil building; Rudolf Steiner and other philosophers have questioned the trend toward destructive elements in... - [The New Market, Virginia Lectures by Alan Chadwick](https://www.alan-chadwick.org/html%20pages/lectures/virginia_lectures/1_index_virginia_lectures.html): The New Market, Virginia, Lectures by Alan Chadwick: a series of 30 lectures given at New Market, Virginia, in 1979. - [A Video Interview with Alan Chadwick at Covelo, California](https://www.alan-chadwick.org/html%20pages/lectures/covelo-video-interview/1_index_covelo-video-interview.html): A Video Interview with Alan Chadwick: a three-part interview given at Covelo, California, in 1978. - [Alan Chadwick Lectures at the Urban Gardening Symposium](https://www.alan-chadwick.org/html%20pages/lectures/urban-gardening-symposium/1_index_urban-garden-symposium.html): What we as gardeners want, and how we go about achieving it. Biodynamics as the culmination of thousands of years of agricultural practice. - [Alan Chadwick-- An Introduction and Glossary](https://www.alan-chadwick.org/html%20pages/lectures/1-introduction-glossary-chadwick-lectures.html): Part of Chadwick’s intention was to counter the tendency of over-reliance on verbosity by his students. The world is a tremendously vast and dynamic place. ## Technique videos - [Raised Bed Gardening Basics - Cultivation](https://www.alan-chadwick.org/html%20pages/techniques/videos%20of%20techniques/raised-bed-garden-basics-cultivation.html): The first in the series of videos demonstrating the basic techniques used by the Biodynamic French Intensive Method as developed by Alan Chadwick. - [Raised Bed Gardening Basics - Fertilization](https://www.alan-chadwick.org/html%20pages/techniques/videos%20of%20techniques/raised-bed-garden-basics-fertilization.html): The second in the series of videos demonstrating the basic techniques used by the Biodynamic French Intensive Method as developed by Alan Chadwick. - [Raised Bed Gardening Basics - Sowing Cover Crops](https://www.alan-chadwick.org/html%20pages/techniques/videos%20of%20techniques/raised-bed-garden-basics-cover-crops.html): The third in the series of videos demonstrating the basic techniques used by the Biodynamic French Intensive Method as developed by Alan Chadwick. - [Making Compost by the Alan Chadwick Method](https://www.alan-chadwick.org/html%20pages/techniques/videos%20of%20techniques/making_compost.html): The fourth in the series of videos demonstrating the basic techniques used by the Biodynamic French Intensive Method as developed by Alan Chadwick. - [Buckwheat: a Summer Cover Crop](https://www.alan-chadwick.org/html%20pages/techniques/videos%20of%20techniques/buckwheat_summer_cover_crop.html): Most gardeners are familiar with the value of growing winter cover crops to enrich and improve the soil... ## Film - [Garden, the Film by Michael Stusser](https://www.alan-chadwick.org/html%20pages/personal_memories/stusser_memories/stusser%20garden.html): This film (originally 16mm) captures much of the beauty that was the Chadwick Garden in Santa Cruz. Alan, Michael says, did not like cameras...