The point is to seek them out, if you want true grass-fed meats.

Yet for grass-fed meat to become mainstream in the United States, growers will have to solve a taste and texture problem.

Most of the grass-fed meat available to consumers here is at the point of quality where organic food sat, wilted and withered, 20 years ago.

For those reasons among others, demand for grass-fed meat has increased far beyond this country's ability to produce it.

Certainly it has surpassed the farmers' ability to produce grass-fed meat that is consistently flavorful and tender.

Still, as many in the business of raising it point out, grass-fed meat seems to be on the same trajectory as organic food once was.

Eatwellguide.org provides a comprehensive guide to organic and grass-fed meat and poultry.

The sponsors include grass-fed meat and wild fish producers, as well as health product companies.

Eatwild.com lists additional sources for grass-fed meat, including veal.

I discovered that grass-fed meat is more expensive than supermarket beef.