It has been announced that Lawrence Woodward is stepping down as Director of Organic Research Centre (ORC), the organisation he founded 30 years ago. Lawrence has had a significant role in the success of the organic movement in the UK over those 30 years and there are few organisations within the movement he has not, at some point been involved with.
One being Organic Arable which he helped to form in 1999 and where he continues as a Director.
Lawrence has not always been kind to the organic sector and has often been an outspoken critic of practices or approaches which he sees as contrary to the principles he holds dear. There is little doubt that he will remain working in the organic world in some guise in his new life outside ORC and will continue to annoy us and inspire us. And whatever the future holds for Lawrence it will be one which challenges us and keeps us all from resting on our laurels.
