The photo on the right shows wild rice fully grown in early fall before harvest time. At the Bois Forte Reservation in northern Minnesota, last year was one of the best rice production years that ...
TOWN OF SHELBY - If she closes her eyes, Danelle Larson can still remember how the stretch of Mississippi River in front of her looked as recent as a decade ago: nothing but open, muddy water.
I’m excited to share our new film, “Finding Manoomin: A Search for the Spirit of Wild Rice.” The film follows my journey as I connect with the harvest and with community members who took ...
Wild rice is an annual plant ... lakes are typically waist-high — far easier to shake into a boat to harvest, Larson said. And it appears to be more resilient to water fluctuations.