Tag: Food Access

Sharing a Meal, Reducing Waste: Inside UW’s Food Recovery Network

Twice a week, the UW–Madison community comes together to share a warm meal. At the front of the room sits a buffet with dishes from cornbread to curry, while chatter-filled tables span the remaining space. Even better, it’s completely free!   The Food Recovery Network (FRN) is a UW–Madison student organization that is responsible for …

Fight food waste with Free Food Alert

In a world in which college students are always on the lookout for a good (and free) meal, Free Food Alert has become the ultimate campus hack. Imagine you’re walking across campus, trying to decide what to eat for lunch, when suddenly your phone buzzes with an alert: Free pizza at the student center!  Discover …

“How do I contribute to making society better?” For Melissa Bublitz, the answer can be found in food.

This article, by Zach Lewis, is part of a series highlighting members of the Office of Sustainability’s Experts Database. In a collaboration with instructor Hannah Monroe’s course, LSC 561: Writing Science for the Public, students interviewed campus sustainability experts and produced short feature stories. Beginning in 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic led to the death of …