alternative protein sources

Behind the plate: Farm-to-table culinary creations at an eco town
Photo of ingredients to be used in Kalu Yala's cooking class

Ingredients from the farm and local stores to be used in a cooking class at Kalu Yala. (Kelley Czajka/Medill)

Medill News Service
Northwestern University
Kalu Yala's culinary staff and interns are serving up sustainable and delicious meals in the Panamanian jungle.
“Moo”-ve over, cows: A sustainable jungle town’s efforts to raise iguanas instead of cows for meat

Panama’s goat-like cows graze along the road to Kalu Yala. (Emma Sarappo/Medill)

Medill News Service
Northwestern University
One sustainable jungle town in Panama hopes to repopulate iguanas in their natural habitat and begin using them as an alternative meat source to cows in the tropics.