Michigan's Indigenous communities harvest wild rice, or manoomin, every year as part of their cultural heritage and ...

Although wild rice is often served around Thanksgiving, it isn't just for that holiday, and is great any time of year, according to cookbook author and cooking teacher Tori Ritchie. She says it's ...

Building on a longstanding partnership with Indigenous nations, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources is intensifying its commitment to sowing manoomin, a native aquatic rice and staple of the ...

Wild rice is often referred to by Native Americans as “a gift from the earth.” This prehistoric pantry staple is older than our country. The historical ties of wild rice to Native American cultures ...

Jeff and Jim Bob harvest wild rice in August 2023 at Flowage Lake in McGregor, Minnesota. Credit: Lorie Shaull / KAXE Minnesota news you can count on. From local stories to explanations on the state ...

Manoomin, a crop vital to the Indigenous peoples of the Upper Midwest, has been threatened in recent years. But careful stewardship is helping to bring it back. By Kevin Noble Maillard Reporting from ...

Note: Inspired by the ancient practice of drying meat for preservation, this duck appetizer is rich, satisfying and surprisingly easy. While it takes a little time and patience for the duck to dry in ...

Bibi Hutchings, a lifelong Southerner, lives along a quiet coastal Alabama bay with her cat, Zulu, and husband, Tom. She writes about the magical way food evokes memories, instantly bringing you back ...