Selected Media and Publications

Artwork by Henry Miles Smith

Books

Love for the Land: Lessons from Farmers Who Persist in Place (Yale University Press, 2023)
Overton Park: A People's History (University of Tennessee Press, 2019)

Essays and Articles

"When Tyler Childers Sings 'Watch Out,' We Should Listen," Food as a Verb, August 31, 2025
"A Tough Row to Hoe," Gravy, Southern Foodways Alliance, Spring 2025
"Securing the Future of a Family's Farm," Asheville Citizen Times, March 4, 2025
"'Where There's a Will, There's a Way': How a Young Virginian Kept the Farm in the Family," Barn Raiser, December 9, 2024
"A Chorus for Conservation," The Daily Yonder, October 24, 2024
"What's happening to America's farms?" Yale University Press Blog, August 9, 2024
"Not Every Farmer Wants to Get Big or Get Out," Barn Raiser, July 27, 2023
"Close Enough to Touch," Yale University Press Blog, July 26, 2023
“Understanding Heirs’ Property and Its Impact on Farmers,” AgDaily, February 23, 2022
"Stacking Wood," SAGE Magazine, March 2021
"The Transition," Small Farmers Journal, Fall 2020

Opinion Pieces

"State Takes Needed Action to Protect Farms," The Daily Memphian, May 17, 2025
"How to Love Your Place: Author Q&A with Brooks Lamb," Granola Newsletter, March 11, 2024
“Q&A: Why do small-scale farmers persist in place?” The Daily Yonder, February 16, 2024
“In American Agriculture, Size Matters,” Modern Farmer, September 6, 2023
“For the Fate of American Farming, Our Response is Required,” The Daily Yonder, February 2, 2023
“We’re paving over the foundation of rural Tennessee. There’s a better way forward.” The Tennessean, August 17, 2022
“In farming, connection is key. Muffin taught me that,” AgDaily, October 8, 2021
“Lessons from the grassroots environmental victory at Overton Park,” The Daily Memphian, March 2, 2021
“On Earth Day, nurture affection for Overton Park and points beyond,” The Daily Memphian, April 22, 2019

Podcasts

“Brooks Lamb, Author of Love for the Land,” Tennessee Farm Table, December 16, 2023
“How farmers persevere despite ever-growing challenges,” The Daily Memphian, August 12, 2023
“Farmland Under Threat — Tennessee,” River Talks, August 23, 2022