I think this is true. I used to get Argentine beef in California and it was very dark colored compared to grain fed, and very very lean. I moved to the East Coast last year and now the stuff I see or buy at Fresh Fields is much fattier and more pale. Anyone else have experience with this? I understand that buffalo meat in fact is often grain finished, don't know if this is true. --Richard I just telephoned the Annapolis MD Fresh Fields (where I shop) and the butcher confirmed that the meat is indeed pasture raised, but grain finished. They double checked on this for me. Yes, it is a little fatty but it is SO MUCH better than the conventional meat some of us grew up on, eh? I have had scarce little wild meat in my life (it was venison), but I remember it was very lean and delicious. But I married a techie, not a hunter, so any wild meat that comes to our table will have to be a volunteer. LOL Anyway, Fresh Fields meat is definitely a preferable choice over conventional meat. The pasture-fed animals are healthier than their grain-fed counterparts. Just remove excess fat before eating. I have loaned out my copy of NeanderThin so I can't check this now, but I think I recall that this is Ray's advice too. BTW: Fresh Fields' chickens are grain fed unless package says otherwise. Stacie _________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com. Share information about yourself, create your own public profile at http://profiles.msn.com.