I have never thought of myself as either green or organic, just concerned for the environment and planet on which I live as well as for my own, and my loved ones, health and happiness. I can't stand the idea of all those airmiles, especially for things like runner beans which so easily grow in the UK. organic in the sense of no chemicals used to grow the veg, but what about the chemicals produced during their packing and transportation? I breath the air polluted by the planes which fly them in and have to watch local farmers struggling because nobody wants their fresh, misshapen veg when they can buy pretty, identically shaped veg from tesco in lovely colourful packaging (sarcasm here folks before you shoot me down in flames!). I'm not perfect by any means but hopefully getting better all the time - I totally agree with teh posts above that we need to educate everyone - it IS possible (desirable) to live without strawberries in December (as an example), I enjoy them all the more for having to wait and dont take them for granted. Sorry, I'm rambling so I'll stop and hope you understand what I'm saying here!