The story of the American family farm is a high-stakes one. An entire way of life is under pressure from corporations, pipelines, water rights, climate change, and shifting markets. Farmers in the Great Plains must make decisions under this pressure with their thoughts on the land and their families.

The winner of the 2018 Stubbendieck Great Plains Distinguished Book Prize is author Ted Genoways for his chronicling of the Hammond family farm from harvest to harvest in “This Blessed Earth: A Year in the Life of an American Family Farm.”

Genoways will receive the prize and give a talk on his book. He is a fourth-generation Nebraskan, and a contributing editor at “Mother Jones,” “The New Republic,” and “Pacific Standard.” His last book, “The Chain: Farm, Factory, and the Fate of Our Food,” was a finalist for the James Beard Foundation Award for Writing and Literature.

This event is free and open to the public.
Books will be available for purchase and signing during the event.