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OFI 191: How Is An FFA Student Teaching People About Fossils And Agriculture? | FFA SAE Edition | Riley Kienbaum | Deary High School FFA

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Introducing Riley Kienbaum! 

I was contacted by Riley’s FFA Advisor, Stacy Reid.  She told me that Riley had a very unique SAE, and she thought I might be interested in it.  And, I was!

Riley’s grandfather accidentally discovered a fossil bed on their property in Northern Idaho in the 1970’s.  Since that time people have been coming from around the world to dig fossils that are in excess of 15 million years old!

Riley works on his family’s property, guiding customers, getting them the supplies they need and answering their questions.  This had led to some interesting interactions for Riley.  For example, he has had people from China at his place looking for fossils.  35 scientists from NASA came there to prepare for their next Mars Rover.  And then there is the personal side of things with kids and adults expressing their gratitude to him for his help.

Now, John Deere has offered him a scholarship and an opportunity to travel and discuss the fossils on his property as well their significance to agriculture.  Riley is involved in entrepreneurship with the $10 charge to adults to dig fossils on his property.  But this is one business that will be difficult for anyone to replicate.  Beds of 15 million year old fossils don’t come along every day

SUPERVISED AGRICULTURAL EXPERIENCE: Guiding And Teaching The Public About His Family’s Fossil Bed

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HIGH SCHOOL: Deary High School

MASCOT: Mustangs

FFA ADVISOR: Stacy Reid

CONTACT INFORMATION FOR RILEY KIENBAUM:

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Riley’s Business Website: http://fossilbowl.com

Riley’s FFA Advisor’s Email Address:   sreid@sd288.k12.id.us

Deary High School Telephone Number:  208-877-1151

FFA LINKS:

National FFA Organization

Supervised Agricultural Experiences (SAE’s)

Support FFA 

Donate to FFA – One way that FFA students are able to start small businesses is through an FFA grant of $1,000.  In 2014, 141 FFA students received these grants.  With your donations, more students can get this head start – pay it forward.

REASONS TO DONATE TO FFA:

• Only 2% of Americans grow and raise most of the food and livestock consumed by the other 98% as well as the rest of the world.  FFA is providing the needed education, training and resources to Americans that will carry that torch forward and insure that America continues to have inexpensive, quality food.
• Rural Communities will rely on entrepreneurship in the future for population growth and job creation.  The FFA is a major catalyst to that entrepreneurial growth.
• Farmers, ranchers and those working in agriculture give the rest of America incredible amounts of freedom because the search for food is as simple as going to the grocery store:

“Because American farmers are able to provide for so many of us, they give more and more of us the freedom to pursue goals and livelihoods beyond growing the food we need to survive.”

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture, Tom Vilsack 

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