Sarah Trent
// Freelance journalist covering the environment, agriculture & sustainable business //
A freelance journalist, I’ve written for national publications and local news outlets for more than a decade, covering topics including food systems, local economic development, social entrepreneurship, and innovative finance models. These days I’m especially interested in the intersections of business and environment, and the ways climate change affects everyday people all over the world.
I am a 2020 recipient of an Overseas Press Club fellowship with the Wall Street Journal in Hong Kong. Other recent outlets include Longreads, Yes! Magazine, Nikkei Asian Review, Devex, and Next City.
AWARDS & HONORS
Overseas Press Club Fellowship, Wall Street Journal Hong Kong Bureau, 2020
Overseas Press Club Foundation Row Rowan Scholar Award, 2020
Randy Shilts Memorial Award for Exceptional Reporting, 2019
PUBLICATIONS & OTHER WORK
Longreads // Freelance Journalist // 2019
Yes! Magazine // Freelance Journalist // 2019
Nikkei Asian Review // Freelance Photographer // 2019
Devex // Freelance Journalist // 2019
Next City // Freelance Journalist // 2017-2018
Investigative Reporting Project // Research Assistant // 2018-
Locavesting // Freelance Journalist // 2016-2018
Mission Local // Reporting Intern // 2019
Oakland North // Student Reporter // 2018
Business Alliance for Local Living Economies // Communications Manager // 2014-2018
Pacific Coast Farmers' Market Association // Marketing Coordinator // 2011-2014
Jeremy Coles, PhD // Copy Editor // 2009-2011
The Forecaster Newspapers // Staff Writer // 2008-2009
Maine Switch Magazine @ Portland Press Herald // Intern // 2008
University of Southern Maine Free Press // Executive Editor // 2007-2008
REPORTING INTERESTS
Agriculture, Business, Environment, Finance, Food Systems, Outdoors, Social Justice, Supply Chains, climate change