Selected Media and Publications
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
- "Why the Kids Won't Farm," New York Times, March 12, 2026
- "When Tyler Childers Sings 'Watch Out,' We Should Listen," Food as a Verb, August 31, 2025
- "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
- “In farming, connection is key. Muffin taught me that,” AgDaily, October 8, 2021
- "Stacking Wood," SAGE Magazine, March 2021
- "The Transition," Small Farmers Journal, Fall 2020
Articles + Reported Stories
- "We Need a Plan," On Land, December 10, 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
- “Understanding Heirs’ Property and Its Impact on Farmers,” AgDaily, February 23, 2022
Opinion Pieces + Q&As
- "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
- “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 + Video Interviews
- "Keeping Alive Our Love for the Land," Barn Raiser, December 7, 2025
- “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
Essay in The New York Times
Check out "Why the Kids Won't Farm," which explores the challenges facing the future of American agriculture -- and argues that we all need to take action for the sake of rural communities and our food system.