Round Valley Garden Project Collection, 1977-1981

Collection context

Summary

Title:
Round Valley Garden Project collection,
Dates:
1977-1981
Creators:
Round Valley Garden Project
Abstract:
Includes copies of the log book, meeting notes, planting and pruning schedules, letters, publications related to Round Valley and Alan Chadwick.
Extent:
1 document box
Language:
English.
Preferred citation:

Round Valley Garden Project collection. MS 203. Special Collections and Archives, University Library, University of California, Santa Cruz.

Background

Scope and content:

Includes copies of meeting notes, planting and pruning schedules, letters, publications related to Round Valley and Alan Chadwick.

Biographical / historical:

Round Valley [Covelo] Garden Project was started in the early 1970's in Covelo, California, by Alan Chadwick, who had in the previous decade successfully introduced his Rudolf Steiner-influenced French Intensive and Biodynamic systems of food and flower production to the Americas on the University of California Santa Cruz campus. Chadwick continued to work and teach at the Project for five years, before moving on to Virginia to start yet another garden project.

Acquisition information:
Gift of Stephen Crimi and Bernard Taper in 2004.
Physical location:
Stored offsite: Advance notice is required for access to the papers.
Rules or conventions:
Finding aid prepared using Describing Archives: a Content Standard

Indexed terms

Subjects:
Organic gardening--California--Covelo

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Processed by UCSC OAC Unit.
Date Prepared:
© 2004
Date Encoded:
Machine-readable finding aid created by UCSC OAC Unit. Machine-readable finding aid derived from MS Word. Date of source: February 2004.

Access and use

Restrictions:

Collection open for research.

Terms of access:

Property rights reside with the University of California. Literary rights are retained by the creators of the records and their heirs. For permission to publish or to reproduce the material, please contact the Head of Special Collections and Archives.

Preferred citation:

Round Valley Garden Project collection. MS 203. Special Collections and Archives, University Library, University of California, Santa Cruz.

Location of this collection:
Special Collections and Archives, University Library
1156 High Street
Santa Cruz, CA 95064, US
Contact:
(831) 459-2547