7th Annual Melon Forum

In previous years, the Melon Forum gathered together seniors from across Yale to present their theses on food and agriculture. Amongst friends, family, professors, food, and drinks, the seniors would celebrate the culmination of their year’s work. As this kind of gathering was not possible this past May, we’ve chosen to commemorate the scholarship of last year’s seniors through a digital platform.

The 2020 Melon Forum Brochure features seven seniors: Rocky Lam, Marisa Vargas-Morawetz, Natasha Feshbach, Annie Cheng, Tiana Wang, Jessica Trinh, and Mara Hoplamazian. Read their abstracts in the provided link!

Graphic design by Vicky Wu ’21.

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American Breads Before 1850

Maria Trumpler, Director of the Office of LGBTQ Resources, kicked off our spring semester knead 2 know series with a special interactive presentation titled, “American Breads Before 1850.” Starting at noon, participants made amaranth crackers from Sean Sherman’s “Sioux Chef Indigenous Kitchen”, as well as “hoe” cakes, rustic corn bread, and beaten biscuits inspired by Michael Twitty’s “The Cooking Gene.”

Maria reflected with audience members on what breads across U.S. history tell us about the deep connections between grain and social life. But more importantly, she noted, these staples help us center the people that history has too often marginalized, such as women, enslaved people, and indigenous tribes. When combined with embodied practice, what we eat then, offers more than an understanding of the past, but honors the ways in which people have shaped our present.

Photography by Sol Thompson '21.