- Jim Keen's work featured in the AgJournal, July 8th, 2005. Click to read the article: page one, page two.
- An exhibit at the Denver International Airport beginning June 1,
2005 is a benefit for the FFA Foundation.
Great Ranches of the West DIA Exhibit a Benefit for FFA Foundation Award winning photographer and filmmaker Jim Keen directs his cameras at the beauty of the landscape and the vanishing life-style of the people in "The Great Ranches of the West." He is telling the stories of these hardy people of the land. "The Great Ranches of the West" project will include a coffee table book, a DVD (look for the book & DVD in early 2006) and fine art exhibits. Many of the cowboys and cowgirls featured in this project have lived on the same land for five, six or seven generations. They know ranching. As you will find out they have to be environmentalists, tractor repairmen, accountants, plumbers, veterinarians, carpenters, lawyers, soil and wetland managers, weathermen and mother and father among other things.
Challenging indeed.
The challenges facing the American rancher are more than that, however. In
1993 there were nearly 900,000 cattle producing ranches in our country. In
2004 that number had dropped to about 775,000. This decline is a complex problem with no single solution. One key though is education of the next generation. That is why Jim is donating 20% of the sales from this exhibit at DIA to the FFA Foundation. FFA is a national youth organization of
476,732 student members preparing for leadership and careers in the science, business and technology of agriculture. There are 7,223 local chapters in all 50 states, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. FFA strives to make a positive difference in the lives of these students by developing their potential for premier leadership, personal growth and career success through agricultural education. This organization was founded in 1928 and educates students from 12 to 21 years of age.
Enjoy the photographic images and hug the ranchers that feed us all.
- Featured in Ranch Foods Direct newsletter article - 6/3/05
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