Yes, those are synthetic growth hormones. rBST = recombinant Bovine Somatotropic Hormone. Here is a wikipedia article about it, and yes, the neutrality of that article is disputed. I have read quite a bit about rBST, and I will happily pay twice the price for organic milk.

Here is a good starting point for finding local grass-fed meat.

I enjoy Wegman's. The closest one to me is in Syracuse, which is about an hour south of me. It's fun to stop in there on the way back from the 'Cuse. I see that Wegman's is sponsoring/underwriting Jason McElwain's talk/appearance at the ViaNet fundraiser in Bethlehem PA tomorrow. I still get totally verklempt when I watch the footage of his awesome game last year!