My local supermarkets each have a very small organic produce section. Some of their produce bears exactly the same labels as the produce that I get at Fresh Fields, probably it comes from the exact same source, but there is often a big difference in quality. I always figured that this is in part because the supermarkets mistreat their produce in the first place (refrigerated tomatoes...yikes!), and also that Fresh Fields has a much higher demand for the organically grown stuff. I always buy organic bananas. Conventional bananas are exposed to a gas (methane? petroleum derived?) that makes them ripen quicker. These bananas have a bitterness to them that is not present with organic bananas. I notice this with other produce as well, but the bananas are most pronounced. Stacie _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com