Stories by Sena Christian

Sena Christian is a newspaper reporter in California, but enjoys writing about social justice and sustainability for magazines in her free time. She is an avid soccer player and recently planted her first vegetable garden. subscribe to Sena Christian's feed

How Ecuador Has Found the Antidote to Rising Food Prices

Posted on: Aug 13, 2012, Source: Earth Island Journal

Ever since the country adopted the US dollar as its official currency in 2000, Ecuadorians have suffered rising food prices along with hunger and malnourishment.

Urban Farms Are Popular, But Can They Be Profitable?

Posted on: Jun 29, 2010, Source: Earth Island Journal

Although popularity and trendiness can be big boons to business, many urban farms haven't yet found a way to thrive in the market economy.

Urban Harvesters Scavenge Backyards to Feed the Hungry

Posted on: Mar 3, 2010, Source: AlterNet

The idea is so simple: Trees produce more food than people can eat. Most of the fruit goes to waste. Get the food and donate it to those in need.

How an L.A. Suburb Became One of the Most Toxic Towns

Posted on: Feb 10, 2010, Source: AlterNet

Downey illustrates the potential harm when old industrial sites, in this case a NASA plant, are redeveloped before toxic chemicals are removed.

The Growth of Citizen Co-Ops Is a Positive Development As Corporations Fail Us in Every Way

Posted on: Jan 5, 2010, Source: AlterNet

As economic hardship threatens communities, there is one bright light in the fog -- cooperatives -- which already serve 4 in 10 Americans and are growing strong.

Going Undercover in the Crazy, Tragic World of Christian Gay-Conversion Therapy

Posted on: Dec 4, 2009, Source: AlterNet

Ted Cox posed as a gay man to infiltrate gay-to-straight therapy programs. What he found was equal parts shocking and tragic.