i eat meat, but only organic. nearly all the food i eat is organic...as for the cost of it, have you tried local farm shops? if there are any around, they are gold mines!!! oh, and the banana you eat is a mutation. there are very few seeds from bananas, nearly all trees are produced from clippings. if there was a sudden disease, there is a chance the banana would be lost. there are a few seeds that are in storage in seed banks, such as those at kew gardens yeah, i'm a geek :sunglasse moo