Lawrence Woodward was a founder and the Director of the Organic Research Centre – Elm Farm for 30 years. In 2001 he was awarded an OBE for services to organic farming, having played a pivotal role in the strategic and practical development of the organic sector in the UK and internationally. He is a director of Beyond GM and Whole Health Agriculture, and is a member of the Gaia Foundation Seed Sovereignty Programme. Lawrence is deeply engaged in articulating and developing the underlying wholistic concepts of organic food and farming; and how they relate to food quality and health under today’s social, economic and environmental conditions.