Locally-sourced, farm-to-table, grass-fed beef, pastured pork?

[Josh]

Coming to Austin next week and am looking for spots that offer locally-sourced meat, preferably grass-fed beef or humanely-raised pork. I've tried searching the boards, but the results are spotty. I saw one recommendation for a place called Wink, but their menu isn't really what I'm looking for.

Ideally I'd love to find a place doing BBQ w/ grass-fed beef. Does such a thing exist?

What are some Austin favorites for casual farm-to-table dining? Craft beer is a plus.

[estufarian]

Not to dissuade you from any other recommendation here.
But on my visit in January I was looking for Longhorn Beef. The only place I found it was at Hut's (Hamburgers) and it was local(Bandera Grasslands); certified AGA grass-fed and 'never frozen'.
All of their Burgers can be upgraded (extra cost) to the Longhorn Beef (and for my money were worth it).

[Josh]

Thanks for the tip. I'm compiling a list of places to go.

[achtungpv]

Franklin BBQ uses natural (added hormone & antibiotic free) beef. I don't think it's grassfed but it may be grass fed and grain finished.

[ampeg66]

(Smacks forehead) Oooh...yeah, Franklin is the way to go then, if you can handle the wait.

[ampeg66]

Ruby's BBQ isn't farm-to-table, but I believe they refer to their beef as all-natural, hormone-free. It might be as close as you'll get for barbecue. While it's not Franklin or JMueller, it's reasonably well-regarded among in-town barbecue joints.

[willtryanythingonce]

barleyswine, east side cafe