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Author Archives: Charlie Hildebrand / Wisconsin WatchReporter

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Charlie Hildebrand is a student reporter who took part in an investigative reporting class at the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Journalism and Mass Communication under the direction of Dee J. Hall, Wisconsin Watch's managing editor. Hildebrand is majoring in journalism with a certificate in public policy and will graduate in winter of 2022.

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Posted inBeyond Hunger

Technology, logistics make food-scrap composting in Wisconsin a challenge

Avatar photoAvatar photo by Charlie Hildebrand / Wisconsin Watch and Riley Sumner / Wisconsin Watch September 30th, 2022November 30th, 2022 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

UW and the city of Madison have struggled to turn tons of cast-off food into soil. Three Madison companies fill some of the gap.

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Posted inBeyond Hunger, Health & Welfare

Recovery programs seek to solve food waste – and insecurity – in Wisconsin

Avatar photoAvatar photo by Charlie Hildebrand / Wisconsin Watch and Riley Sumner / Wisconsin Watch September 29th, 2022November 30th, 2022 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

Groups across the state have searched for alternatives to get food that would be wasted to people in need.

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