Journalist & Author
WRITING STORIES THAT INFORM, INSPIRE, AND IGNITE
Books
New Book Out NOW!
Farming Is Female
Twenty Women Shaking Up the Field
Climate Champions paperback came out in October 2024
"This book promises an introduction to 15 women climate champions, but it delivers far more...the women's stories offer hope and inspiration."
- Booklist starred review ⭐
Girl Warriors
How 25 Young Activists Are Saving the Earth
Cover + Illustrations by Ana Copenicker
"Engaging, brilliant, and intersectional: a must for shelves everywhere."
- Kirkus starred review ⭐
Climate Champions
15 Women Fighting for Your Future
About Rachel
Rachel Sarah is a journalist in the San Francisco Bay Area.
She’s currently on the communications team at a utility, where’s she’s advancing clean energy solutions in California.
Her fourth book, Farming is Female (Simon & Schuster/Little Bee, 2025), celebrates women farmers who are “shaking up the field.”
Rachel was also a Climate Kiplinger Fellow, because apparently one climate gig wasn't enough.
She writes to inspire young women who are navigating big questions about their futures, approaching every story with curiosity and empathy. She's a listener who dives deep and loves learning from people who are making change happen.
She’s represented by Laura Mazer at WSA.
Photo by Katherine Briccetti Photography
Author
GIRL WARRIORS: How 25 Young Activists Are Saving the Earth was published in 2021 (Chicago Review Press). Rachel’s third book, CLIMATE CHAMPIONS: 15 Women Fighting for Your Future, came out in 2023.
Teacher
Rachel is back at Left Margin LIT to teach an online, generative writing class. She’s co-leading this popular, fun class again with her poet friend Susie Meserve. Sign up here.
Journalist
Rachel’s fourth book — Farming is Female: 20 Women Shaking up the Field — came out in September 2025 with Simon & Schuster.
Featured Clips
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“‘Filling in the gaps’ for food access: women-run farms rethink California agriculture”
Feburary 15, 2023
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“Activist gets candid about pollution fears: 'Climate anxiety is real, especially for a young Indigenous woman'“
April 21, 2022
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“How undrinkable water in Indigenous Canadian communities pushed this 17-year-old activist to confront Prime Minister Justin Trudeau”
April 21, 2022
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"Disposable masks can take up to 450 years to decompose. Here’s how to help the environment while remaining safe from COVID"
Feb. 28. 2022
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Here’s why you might want to stop washing your jeans: ‘It’s about reducing our impact’
Feb. 16, 2022
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New List Item
Meet the Young Black Farmers Fighting Environmental Food Injustice: “Sustainability is About Longevity.”
February 7, 2022
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Dream it.
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Grow it.
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Build it.
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Events
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Speaking to 120 sixth-eighth graders at Julia Morgan School for Girls in Oakland, CA
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Saturday, April 29, 2023 - 3:00pm
Climate Champions (Ferry Building Store)
Rachel Sarah's new book Climate Champions explores 15 contemporary women on the frontlines of science to create a sustainable future on Earth.
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Rachel will be joined in conversation by artist Peter Stein, discussing the global climate crisis and ways that everyday people are taking action on Sunday, May 1, 2022, at Vibe Gallery in downtown Petaluma.
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Broward Country Public Schools
4th Annual Broward Youth Climate Summit for BCPS Students in Grades 5-12
March 9-10 (Virtual) and April 20 (In-Person), 2022
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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Girl Warriors: How 25 Young Activists Are Saving the World by Rachel Sarah
Monday, March 7, 2022
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This week Rachel Sarah sits down with environmentalist and storyteller @ayisha_sid to talk about #PollutionAwareness.
April 2
