4 Montezuma’s Montezuma’s chocolates are fun and funky without sacrificing their gourmet credentials. You’ll find sophisticated handmade dark-chocolate truffles flavoured with lime, chilli and tequila as well as novelties such as chocolate fish, turtles, bears, and a create-a-kilo service where you choose the flavours Vegan/non-dairy customers are also catered for. There’s plenty of reading here too about the chocolate-making process and the company’s ethical aims. 5 Pitfield Beer Shop Samuel Smith’s organic ale is specially favoured in our house, but as browsing this website reveals, there are many, many more to try. Pitfield offers more than 30 organic beers, including seven made in its own Islington brewery, which has been fully organic since 2000.

Gift boxes are also available – the “Best of British” contains a selection of 11 50cl bottles from independent breweries for £34.99 plus postage. 6 Bath Organic Farms Price should not be the main factor when choosing an organic butcher – there are other issues to consider such as length of maturation, quality of butchery, and convenience and method of delivery. However, on substantial orders, Bath Organic Farms, which matures its Hereford beef for three weeks, is cheaper than some suppliers. As well as cuts of meat, sausages, burgers and bacon are also available.

7 Jekka’s Herb Farm The award-winning Jekka’s Herb Farm in South Gloucestershire has been Soil Association certified since it started way back in 1985, but the slick design of its website is totally up-to-the-minute. Order online from the comprehensive range of culinary and medicinal herb seeds and plants, download the catalogue or follow the instructions for a soothing cup of chamomile tea You can also have your own herb garden designed. 8 Union Coffee Roasters Some organic coffees are bad enough to have you reaching again for a jar of instant. However, at Union Roasters the quality of beans and roasting is assured. Not every product in the range is certified organic, true, but the company’s strong focus on fair trade for Third World producers more than compensates. Tea, syrups, Fairtrade sugar sticks and a range of gift boxes are also available.