https://senachristian.com/my-writing/https://senachristian.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/sac-pulse-cover.pngSAC Pulse Coverhttps://senachristian.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/4e3878ac09c940c484627d6599bcb97e.jpg4e3878ac09c940c484627d6599bcb97ePhoto by Cole Allen.https://senachristian.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/image.jpgimageMADERA COUNTY, CA: Aerial view of an almond orchard after harvest. Photo by Sonya Doctorian. Aug. 12, 2015https://senachristian.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/0918_feat_development_lead_fredgreaves-1.jpg0918_feat_development_lead_fredgreaves-1Photo by Fred Greaves.https://senachristian.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/0918_feat_development_lead_fredgreaves.jpg0918_feat_development_lead_fredgreaveshttps://senachristian.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/0417_feat_ag_kj_lead.jpg0417_feat_ag_kj_leadPhoto by Ken James.https://senachristian.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/0618_feat_environment_lead_terenceduffy.jpg0618_feat_environment_lead_terenceduffyPhoto by Terence Duffyhttps://senachristian.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/1219_feat_agriculture_sonyadoctorian_lead.jpg1219_feat_agriculture_sonyadoctorian_leadPhoto by Sonya Doctorian.https://senachristian.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/tek-chico.jpgtek-chicoPhoto by Fred Greaves.https://senachristian.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/0321_mar_thumbnail.jpg0321_mar_thumbnailPhoto by Terence Duffy.2026-03-17T18:51:06+00:00weekly0.6https://senachristian.com/contact-me/https://senachristian.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/sena-e1536264019894.jpgsenahttps://senachristian.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/img_20141023_171945-2.jpgIMG_20141023_171945-2It's me!2022-04-04T16:22:33+00:00weekly0.6https://senachristian.com/2014/09/19/its-go-time/https://senachristian.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/everybodyeats3.jpgEverybodyEats3https://senachristian.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/everybodyeats4.jpgEverybodyEats4Mel Piazza is a first-year intern at the Farmer Cultivation Center in Niwot, Colorado.https://senachristian.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/everybodyeats5.jpgEverybodyEats5https://senachristian.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/everybodyeats6.jpgEverybodyEats6https://senachristian.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/anne-cure3.jpgAnne Cure3Anne Cure owns and operates Cure Organic Farm in Boulder, Colorado.2021-12-24T03:38:05+00:00monthlyhttps://senachristian.com/2014/10/02/cities-figure-out-how-to-accommodate-urban-farming/https://senachristian.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/anne_cure1.jpgAnne_Cure1Anne Cure owns and operates Cure Organic Farm outside the city limits of Boulder, Colorado. She rents eight acres of open space from the City of Boulder. (Photo/Cole Allen)2021-12-24T03:37:39+00:00monthlyhttps://senachristian.com/2014/11/17/farming-could-save-veterans-and-vice-versa/https://senachristian.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/veteranfarmer7.jpgVeteranFarmer7https://senachristian.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/veteranfarmer6.jpgVeteranFarmer6https://senachristian.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/veteranfarmer5.jpgVeteranFarmer5https://senachristian.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/veteranfarmer4.jpgVeteranFarmer4Richard Murphy is program manager of the nonprofit Veterans to Farmers in Colorado. (Photo by Cole Allen).https://senachristian.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/veteranfarmer3.jpgVeteranFarmer3https://senachristian.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/veteranfarmer2.jpgVeteranFarmer2Evan Premer, a 15-year veteran of the Army National Guard, grows food in a greenhouse for his business, Dirtless Farm, in Colorado. Becoming a farmer has helped Premer manage his PTSD. (Photo by Cole Allen).https://senachristian.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/veteranfarmer1.jpgVeteranFarmer1Evan Premer, a 15-year veteran of the Army National Guard, grows food in a greenhouse for his business, Dirtless Farm, in Colorado. Becoming a farmer has helped Premer manage his PTSD. (Photo by Cole Allen).2021-12-24T03:37:20+00:00monthlyhttps://senachristian.com/2016/11/01/bridge-over-troubled-waters/https://senachristian.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/1116_feat_water_lead_sonyadoctorian.jpg1116_feat_water_lead_sonyadoctorian2017-04-28T14:57:24+00:00monthlyhttps://senachristian.com/2017/04/06/more-bang-for-your-duck/https://senachristian.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/ricefarming.jpgRiceFarming2017-04-28T14:55:49+00:00monthlyhttps://senachristian.com/2016/02/23/a-dry-future-weighs-heavy-on-california-ag/https://senachristian.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/16cannonmichaelsolarlores1.jpg16CannonMichaelSolarLoResMERCED COUNTY, CA: Sixth-generation California farmer Cannon Michael installed two solar solar arrays to generate electricity that will meet the needs of his family company’s 10,500-acre farming operation in the Central Valley. Photo by Sonya Doctorian. Aug. 11, 2015.https://senachristian.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/1chrishurdlores1.jpg1ChrisHurdLoReshttps://senachristian.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/16cannonmichaelsolarlores.jpg16CannonMichaelSolarLoResMERCED COUNTY, CA: Sixth-generation California farmer Cannon Michael installed two solar solar arrays to generate electricity that will meet the needs of his family company’s 10,500-acre farming operation in the Central Valley. Photo by Sonya Doctorian. Aug. 11, 2015.https://senachristian.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/2chrisandfranklores.jpg2ChrisAndFrankLoResFRESNO COUNTY, CA: Veteran farmer Chris Hurd and his dog, Frank, check out their adjacent neighbor’s almond crop drying in the sun. Photo by Sonya Doctorian. Aug. 12, 2015https://senachristian.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/1chrishurdlores.jpg1ChrisHurdLoRes2016-02-23T00:20:47+00:00monthlyhttps://senachristian.com/2015/08/19/closing-the-adventure-gap-by-getting-inner-city-kids-outdoors/https://senachristian.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/rapids2.jpgDCIM102GOPROI'm on the left, trying to maneuver through a rapid in the South Platte River in Denver on a rafting trip in May (Photo by Sonya Doctorian).2015-08-19T14:43:58+00:00monthlyhttps://senachristian.com/2015/03/26/how-one-california-farmer-is-battling-the-drought/https://senachristian.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/feature_cannon_michael_main.jpgfeature_cannon_michael_mainCannon Michael is a farmer is California's Central Valley. Photo by Sonya Doctorian.2015-03-27T18:25:10+00:00monthlyhttps://senachristian.com/2015/03/11/american-farming-age-old-profession-gets-young-idealistic-upgrade/https://senachristian.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/everybodyeats8.jpgEverybodyEats8Farmer Cultivation Center intern Melissa Piazza, 25, wants to have her own farm by the time she's 30. (Photo by Cole Allen).2015-03-11T14:52:44+00:00monthlyhttps://senachristian.com/2011/03/06/let-me-explain/https://senachristian.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/1.jpgHula GirlCheck out Kickstarter to see my acting debut. 2015-03-03T22:53:56+00:00monthlyhttps://senachristian.com/2011/03/24/54/https://senachristian.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/herb-kane.jpgHerb KaneHerb Kawainui Kāne, Hawaiian artist, historian and cofounder of Polynesian Voyaging Society, passed away March 8.2015-03-03T22:53:48+00:00monthlyhttps://senachristian.com/2011/03/24/mahalo-very-much/2015-03-03T22:53:42+00:00monthlyhttps://senachristian.com/2011/03/30/feeling-the-heat/https://senachristian.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/nainoa-thompson3.jpgNainoa ThompsonThis is Nainoa Thompson!https://senachristian.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/nainoa-thompson2.jpgNainoa ThompsonThis is Nainoa Thompson!https://senachristian.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/nainoa-thompson1.jpgNainoa ThompsonThis is Nainoa Thompson!https://senachristian.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/nainoa-thompson.jpgNainoa ThompsonThis is Nainoa Thompson!2015-03-03T22:53:38+00:00monthlyhttps://senachristian.com/2011/04/15/here-i-come/https://senachristian.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/honolulu1.jpgHonoluluGoing here soon.https://senachristian.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/honolulu.jpgHonoluluGoing here soon.2015-03-03T22:53:32+00:00monthlyhttps://senachristian.com/2011/04/20/don-day/https://senachristian.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/donday11.jpgDonDay1Don Day, left, demonstrates plank splitting. (Photo by Becky Taylor, 2006)https://senachristian.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/donday1.jpgDonDay1Don Day, left, demonstrates plank splitting. (Photo by Becky Taylor, 2006)2015-03-03T22:53:25+00:00monthlyhttps://senachristian.com/2011/04/21/baddest-bro/https://senachristian.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/beachboys.jpgBeach BoysThe Beach Boys, circa 1960s2015-03-03T22:53:20+00:00monthlyhttps://senachristian.com/2011/04/30/commercial-appea/https://senachristian.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/hawaiian_shirt.jpghawaiian_shirtHawaiian shirt.2015-03-03T22:53:13+00:00monthlyhttps://senachristian.com/2011/05/13/packaged-paradis/https://senachristian.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/honoluluweekly.gifHonoluluWeeklyNot the exact issue, but still.2015-03-03T22:53:00+00:00monthlyhttps://senachristian.com/2011/05/26/dollar-store/https://senachristian.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/hula-dancers4.jpgHula Dancers"We're coming to get you."https://senachristian.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/hula-dancers3.jpgHula Dancershttps://senachristian.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/hula-dancers2.jpgHula Dancers"We're coming to get you."https://senachristian.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/hula-dancers1.jpgHula Dancers"We're coming to get you."https://senachristian.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/hula-dancers.jpgHula Dancers"We're coming to get you."2015-03-03T22:52:55+00:00monthlyhttps://senachristian.com/2011/06/03/its-on/2015-03-03T22:52:50+00:00monthlyhttps://senachristian.com/2011/06/10/island-home/https://senachristian.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/kane_hokulea2.jpegKane_Hokulea2A beautiful painting of double-hulled canoes by Herb Kane.https://senachristian.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/taylorswift.jpgTaylorSwiftThe Internet says Swifty's guitar is made from a koa tree.2015-03-03T22:52:44+00:00monthlyhttps://senachristian.com/2011/07/01/meeting-nainoa/https://senachristian.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/nainoa-thompson3.jpgnainoa-thompson3I met him!!2015-03-03T22:52:32+00:00monthlyhttps://senachristian.com/2011/08/01/me-in-waikiki/https://senachristian.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/surfboards.jpgSurfboardsSurfboards, just cause2015-03-03T22:52:16+00:00monthlyhttps://senachristian.com/2011/08/02/mini-island-tour/https://senachristian.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/shore-viewjpg.jpgShore ViewJPGSo prettyhttps://senachristian.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/img_1582.jpgIMG_1582So pretty.2015-03-03T22:52:10+00:00monthlyhttps://senachristian.com/2011/08/04/observing-the-scene/https://senachristian.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/julia-snorkling1.jpgJulia SnorklingThis is Julia.https://senachristian.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/julia-snorkling.jpgJulia SnorklingThis is Julia.2015-03-03T22:52:03+00:00monthlyhttps://senachristian.com/2011/08/05/so-we-finally-meet/https://senachristian.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/img_2432.jpgkapu na keikiMembers of kapu na keikihttps://senachristian.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/kapu-na-keiki1.jpgKapu Na KeikiMembers of Kapu Na Keikihttps://senachristian.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/kapu-na-keiki.jpgKapu Na Keiki2015-03-03T22:51:55+00:00monthlyhttps://senachristian.com/2011/08/06/things-my-sister-says/2015-03-03T22:51:50+00:00monthlyhttps://senachristian.com/2011/08/07/voyager-interviews-continued/https://senachristian.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/group11.jpgGroup1From left, Haunani, Moani and Kaihttps://senachristian.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/cliff22.jpgCliff2Cliffhttps://senachristian.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/cliff21.jpgCliff2https://senachristian.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/austin11.jpgAustin1Austinhttps://senachristian.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/group22.jpgGroup2Members of kapu ne keikihttps://senachristian.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/group1.jpgGroup1From left, Haunani, Moani and Kaihttps://senachristian.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/cliff2.jpgCliff2Cliffhttps://senachristian.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/austin1.jpgAustin1Austinhttps://senachristian.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/group21.jpgGroup2Kapu na keikihttps://senachristian.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/group2.jpgGroup22015-03-03T22:51:45+00:00monthlyhttps://senachristian.com/2011/08/11/a-day-at-dry-dock/https://senachristian.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/haunanidd1.jpgHaunaniDDHaunani at Hokule'a dry dockhttps://senachristian.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/austindd1.jpgAustinDDAustin at Hokule'a dry dockhttps://senachristian.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/dry-dock11.jpgDry Dock1PVS members at Hokule'a dry dock.https://senachristian.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/haunanidd.jpgHaunaniDDHaunani at Hokule'a dry dockhttps://senachristian.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/austindd.jpgAustinDDAustin sanding fiberglass.https://senachristian.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/dry-dock1.jpgDry Dock1PVS members working on Hokule'a2015-03-03T22:51:37+00:00monthlyhttps://senachristian.com/2011/08/17/now-my-final-reflections/https://senachristian.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/diamond-head.jpgDiamond HeadDiamond Head2015-03-03T22:51:31+00:00monthlyhttps://senachristian.com/2011/08/19/the-lost-one/https://senachristian.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/eddie-aikau21.jpgEddie-Aikau2Eddie Aikau surfing, also courtesy of the Internethttps://senachristian.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/eddie-aikau.jpgEddie-AikauEddie Aikau, from the Internet2015-03-03T22:51:25+00:00monthlyhttps://senachristian.com/2012/02/01/yes-magazine/https://senachristian.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/kapu41.jpgHokule'a refurbishmentNavigator Bruce Blankenfeld, left, and Jason Patterson of Kapu Na Keiki work on refurbishing Hokule'a in August 2011.https://senachristian.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/kapu4.jpgRefurbishing Hokule'a2015-03-03T22:51:19+00:00monthlyhttps://senachristian.com/2012/04/09/time-for-a-change/https://senachristian.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/kapu261.jpgKapu26Kaina Holomalia reflects on the importance of voyaging in his life.https://senachristian.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/kapu26.jpgKapu26Kaina Holomalia reflects on the importance of voyaging in his life.https://senachristian.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/kapu24.jpgKapu24Kapu Na Keiki members prepare for a short sail.https://senachristian.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/kapu19.jpgKapu19Kapu Na Keiki member Jason Patterson works on the legendary canoe, Hokule'a.https://senachristian.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/kapu9.jpgKapu9Navigator Bruce Blankenfeld, left, with Kapu Na Keiki member Jason Patterson rebuild Hokule'a.2015-03-03T22:51:13+00:00monthlyhttps://senachristian.com/2012/05/10/quito-grown-funded/https://senachristian.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/ecuador-people11.jpgEcuador People1Ecuadorians and Americans working together to make an urban farm.https://senachristian.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/ecuador-people1.jpgEcuador People1My Quito Grown project.2015-03-03T22:51:07+00:00monthlyhttps://senachristian.com/2012/06/27/things-my-sister-says-part-ii/2015-03-03T22:50:55+00:00monthlyhttps://senachristian.com/2012/07/10/my-quito-observations/https://senachristian.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/3.jpgConstructing greenhouseDan, of Nourish, and Shak construct the elementary school greenhouse in south Quito.https://senachristian.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/2.jpgKid watering plantsStudent waters garden on rooftop, while greenhouse is constructed.https://senachristian.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/11.jpgNourish groupThe Nourish group, and Laurie, Julia and me.https://senachristian.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/1.jpg12015-03-03T22:50:49+00:00monthlyhttps://senachristian.com/2012/07/13/while-you-wait/https://senachristian.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/41.jpg4A fellow street performer in downtown Quito. Photo by Christian Velastegui.https://senachristian.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/4.jpg4https://senachristian.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/31.jpg3A street performer in downtown Quito. Photo by Christian Velasteguihttps://senachristian.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/21.jpg2One of many stray dogs in Quito, sitting with a lady. Photo by Julia Christian.https://senachristian.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/12.jpg1Overlooking Quito, a city of 2 million people nestled in the Andes. Photo by Julia Christian.2015-03-03T22:50:43+00:00monthlyhttps://senachristian.com/2012/07/20/feast-your-eyes/https://senachristian.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/81.jpg8Enjoying the hot springs up in the mountains.https://senachristian.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/61.jpg6https://senachristian.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/51.jpg5Hanging out in Quito.https://senachristian.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/8.jpg8Hot springs up in the mountains.https://senachristian.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/6.jpg6Quito's historic district.https://senachristian.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/5.jpg5Hanging out on a cliff.https://senachristian.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/42.jpg4A Catholic cathedral in Quito. Photo by Julia.https://senachristian.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/32.jpg3Quito's historic district. https://senachristian.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/22.jpg2Me and Laurie touring the sites.https://senachristian.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/13.jpg1Quito is nestled in the majestic Andes. Photo by Julia.2015-03-03T22:50:37+00:00monthlyhttps://senachristian.com/2012/08/08/quito-grown-appears-on-earth-island-journal-2/https://senachristian.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/quito-grown61.jpgQuito Grown6An agricultural engineer with CONQUITO assembles a greenhouse on the rooftop of a school. Photo by Julia C.https://senachristian.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/quito-grown9.jpgQuito Grown9UCLA student Daniel Block works with kids on the greenhouse project in Quito. Photo by Julia C.https://senachristian.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/quito-grown11.jpgQuito Grown11https://senachristian.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/quito-grown103.jpgQuito Grown10The unfinished greenhouse on the rooftop of Escuela Bogota. Photo by Julia C.https://senachristian.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/quito-grown102.jpgQuito Grown10The unfinished greenhouse on the rooftop of Escuela Bogota.https://senachristian.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/quito-grown101.jpgQuito Grown10The unfinished greenhouse on the rooftop of Escuela Bogota.https://senachristian.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/quito-grown10.jpgQuito Grown10https://senachristian.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/quito-grown6.jpgQuito Grown62015-03-03T22:49:40+00:00monthlyhttps://senachristian.com/2013/02/16/promotoras-provide-crucial-link-for-latino-communities/2015-03-03T22:49:20+00:00monthlyhttps://senachristian.com/2013/06/14/parents-keep-hope/https://senachristian.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/14pt-cystic-fibrosis-1-cmyk1.jpg14PT Cystic Fibrosis 1 cmykhttps://senachristian.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/19pt-nicu-parents7-cmyk.jpg19PT NICU Parents7 cmykPhoto by Philip Woodhttps://senachristian.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/14pt-cystic-fibrosis-1-cmyk.jpg14pt-cystic-fibrosis-1-cmykhttps://senachristian.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/19pt-nicu-parents7-cmyk_1.jpg19pt-nicu-parents7-cmyk_12015-03-03T22:49:10+00:00monthlyhttps://senachristian.com/2013/11/10/leading-edge-of-a-movement/https://senachristian.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/img_0470.jpgFall DayTurns out I love Des Moines, in fall (not winter).https://senachristian.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/img_20131106_122831.jpgIMG_20131106_122831https://senachristian.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/img_0474.jpgDes MoinesWomen converged in Des Moines, Iowa, for a conference on transforming food systems.2015-03-03T22:48:57+00:00monthlyhttps://senachristian.com/2014/07/11/on-puget-sound/https://senachristian.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/img_03281.jpgIMG_0328https://senachristian.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/img_03031.jpgIMG_0303https://senachristian.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/img_03161.jpgIMG_03162015-03-03T22:48:25+00:00monthlyhttps://senachristian.com/2014/07/22/my-upcoming-adventure/https://senachristian.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/university-of-colorado.jpgUniversity of ColoradoBoulder, Colorado. Beautiful!2015-03-03T22:48:19+00:00monthlyhttps://senachristian.comdaily1.02026-03-17T18:51:06+00:00