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

"Educated by Tobacco," Oxford American, July 8, 2026
"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

"What Does Rural Have to Teach Us?" from Development in Transition: Rethinking Rural Futures, Pivot Press, Spring 2026
"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