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    HAPPY 35th birthday, BioGro!

    Oct 22, 2018 4 minutes

    David Woods was part of BioGro’s inception. He says there were three main organic groups in New Zealand in the early 80s: the Soil & Health Association of New Zealand led by Chris May, the Biodynamic Farming and Gardening Association led by John Pearce, and the Henry Doubleday Research Association of New Zealand which David was leading. The three associations agreed that an umbrella organisation would improve communication and efficacy, and they would all benefit, so in 1983 they set up the NZ Biological Producers and Consumers Council (NZBPCC).

    “The main need was for a set of measures to ensure

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