Although it sits in the same aisle of the grocery store, wild rice isn't actually a type of rice at all. Don't worry, the name fakes out everyone.

But aside from cooking her famous Ojibwe fried rice, Leah didn’t feel connected to the significance of Manoomin — a sacred plant revered ... by learning to harvest wild rice MPR News senior ...

An Native American tribe is working to restore wild rice to five eastern Minnesota ... The band began working in the late 1990s to make the rice grow again. “And that’s really seemed to ...

Wild rice comes from the Zizania palustris plant. It grows wild in lakes and riverbed areas within North America. Wild rice ...

EAST LANSING, MI – There’s a new plan to help restore and protect Michigan’s remaining native wild rice beds. Michigan’s wild rice, or manoomin stewardship plan was discussed in depth on ...

She is also working on a 2025 campaign to protect the plant from climate change and other threats by recognizing legal rights to wild rice under state law. The heavy rains and flooding that ...

Various Indigenous communities depend on wild greens growing in rice fields for their subsistence, using their traditional knowledge to forage for them. For example, scientists from the M.S ...

An curved arrow pointing right. Manoomin, meaning "the good berry," is a type of wild rice that has been harvested by the Ojibwe people in the Great Lakes region of North America for centuries.

Portobello mushrooms are perfect for stuffing with wild rice. Saute the rice with chopped carrots, celery, onions, thyme, and rosemary to create a flavorful filling. Hollow out the mushrooms by ...