It’s been a busy spring here at the farm, with our past few workdays laying the groundwork for the season ahead. Join us today for the last of the Yale Farm workdays this spring!
Three weeks ago, former Lazarus Intern Caroline Tracey ’14 sat with students to discuss the significance of the Salt Lakes to local farmers and ecosystems. Two weeks ago, Meryl Braconnier, a Master of Environmental Management candidate (’26) at the Yale School of the Environment, presented her work with @commongroundct and @gathernewhaven . And last week, students had the opportunity to listen to Sian Auer YSPH ‘26 discuss how Guyana’s subsistence farming affects dietary health.
Photos by Emma Buretta ’28
Get ready for all things blue at the Indigo Dye Day!
Hosted by the Yale Textile Working Group, on Saturday, April 18th under the Lazarus Pavilion stop by between 1-3 pm to try natural indigo dyeing. The event will be held on a drop in basis. Any and everyone is welcome to check out how natural indigo works, and learn more about the farm’s indigo cultivation!
Feel free to bring your own 100% natural fiber items to dye. Small bandanas will be provided as well.
There will be fructose, iron, and fermentation vats. Various resist techniques will be covered to pattern fabric. Get ready to leave with a blue textile and maybe blue hands too!
Join us for YSFP’s 13th Annual Melon Forum to hear @yale graduating seniors share their theses related to Food & Agriculture 🍈
This year marks our largest cohort yet, with 11 seniors presenting academic projects across disciplines—from Urban Studies to History, ER&M, HSHM, Environmental Studies, and more. Swipe for a sneak peak of their theses!
🍉 Feel free to stop by as many presentations as you can! No registration is required
Design by Brianna Magtoto ‘28 and Mercuri Lam ‘28
We're so excited to be part of Yale Sustainable Food Program's first Farm Workday and Knead 2 Know of 2026/the spring!🌷 Come this Friday at 4:15 for journalist (and Slavs alum!) Caroline Tracey's talk and stay for singing & pizza.
This Friday is our first Yale Farm Workday and Knead 2 Know of the year, and it’s an extra special one!
Join us to hear from Caroline Tracey ’14, former Lazarus Summer Intern and Farm Manager. Caroline is an environmental journalist and author of the recently published book, “Salt Lakes: An Unnatural History”. Swipe for a throwback to 2013 fall harvest with Caroline 💚🥬
And of course, @ce_tracey ‘s presentation will be followed by Yale Farm pizza and music 🎶 with the @yaleslavicchorus
Design by @briannamagtoto . Photos by Philipp Arndt ‘16.
This event is sponsored by the Poynter Fellowship in Journalism at Yale and the Traphagen Alumni Speaker Series, Yale College Office of Student Affairs.
Are you a senior writing a thesis that relates to food, agriculture, or both?!
YSFP invites you to participate in the 13th annual Melon Forum 🍈🍉 Melon Forum convenes graduating seniors in Yale college from a range of disciplines and departments and provides a space to share your culminating academic work in food systems study.
This year, Melon Forum will be held at Saint Anthony Hall from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm on Wednesday April 15th.
Fill out our interest form in our bio (bit.ly/melon2026) by Sunday, March 29th to participate.
Design by @briannamagtoto ‘28
The YSFP is hiring for Culinary Events Managers! 🫛🧄 Curious about what it’s like? Hear from Ella Adebonojo ’28 about working with our wood fired oven:
“I feel so lucky to have found the farm so early in my Yale career through Harvest, to have spent so many wonderful Fridays with the Yale Sustainable Food Program, and, most of all, to be able to support the Yale Farm community as a Culinary Events Manager. Arriving at the farm at the end of each week feels like stepping into a different pace of life, and preparing ingredients or tending to the fire becomes immersive and satisfying. I have met some of the most thoughtful, capable, and generous people through this very collaborative work, and there is something deeply bonding about building a fire, feeding people, and troubleshooting together.
I have learned so much from my time at the farm, not only from the knead-to-knows, but also from the pizza team and the practice of transforming our locally-sourced ingredients into delicious pizzas for all. The farm has taught me how to be present, how to adapt when things don’t go as planned, and how to hold responsibility in a way that is steady rather than stressful. It has shaped how I think about food systems, community care, and the value of hands-on learning. There is so much joy in building community through food and in being able to bring a warm and inviting space to members of the community each week. I’ll always be grateful for the way the farm has fed me, in every sense of the word.”
Head to the link in our bio to learn more about the Culinary Events Manager position, as well as other opportunities like the Lazarus Summer Internship. You can submit the common application by Sunday, February 15th at 11:50pm.
Photos by @kyezhng Kai Zhang ’26, @briannamagtoto Brianna Magtoto ’28, and @maraklein0 Mara Klein ‘27
join us for indoor k2k tomorrow at the @yalenacc ! our YSFP-NACC seedkeepers will be leading a fire cider making workshop🔥🔥🔥 come prepared to brew a powerful tonic with ingredients including rosemary, huckleberries, horseradish, and of course, a healthy dose of vinegar.
graphic by @ivyypete
Are you a Yale College student looking for a paid summer internship related to food and agriculture? 🌽🌾 Apply for our Lazarus Summer Internship! Hear from our 2025 Summer Interns:
“I am really, really glad that I was able to connect with the actual farm of the Yale farm through LSI…I also found my own meditative groove while doing farm tasks and the summer sun. I hope to keep that with me forever.”
“After embarking on several cooking adventures at the Lazarus Pavilion, I feel more confident in my ability to make large meals for many people!!! Encouraged to cook simply and be experimental.”
“The weekly reading discussions kept me reading intellectually engaging texts during the summer, introduced me to the various ways you can approach food/ag studies”
And their favorite crops of the summer…. Corn! Zuchinni! Sugar snap peas! Tomatoes! Sungolds! Lettuce! 🌽🥬🫛🍅
Head to the link in our bio to learn more about the Lazarus Summer Internship and submit the common application by Sunday, February 15th at 11:50pm. Photos by Lazarus Summer Interns of 2025
The YSFP is hiring! Keep reading for a glimpse on what it’s like to work with us at Old Acre 🌾
“Hi everyone! My name is Sawan! I’ve worked at the farm for the past three years as a Farm Manager, and last summer I received the Global Food Fellowship to support my work at two urban farms back home in the Bay Area. The Yale Farm is hands down my favorite place on campus. Particularly when I was a first-year, I found the pace of the Farm and intentionality of connection so refreshing. People would take the time to get to know to strangers over picking weeds and eating pizza. As a Farm Manager, I now get to create a space for volunteers to connect with each other over a shared interest in tending for the land. I hope you will consider applying to the YSFP!”
Link in our bio for job descriptions & apps. All applications are due on Sunday, February 15th at 11:50pm.
📸 Photos by Creative Visual Lead & 2025 Lazarus Summer Intern @maraklein0
Student staff applications are officially open! 🧑🌾🌱
If you’re a Yale College student interested in food, agriculture, cooking, storytelling, sustainability, or spending more time on the farm in 2026, we’d love to hear from you. Applications are now open for our Lazarus Summer Internship and the following term-time student staff roles:
1. Lazarus Summer Intern
2. Culinary Events Manager
3. Farm Manager
4. Communications Manager
5. Creative Visual Lead
Head to the link in our bio to learn more about each role and submit the common application. 🫛🥬🥦💚
Photos by @maraklein0 and @camilla.carmen
Design by @wendyyzzhang
History of Yale Farm, cultivation, harvest, reading, conversation, and field experience. 128 pages anthology laser-etched on dark brown construction paper
