Cups of cooked wild rice traditionally harvested from the Leech Lake reservation were handed out to Minnesota Senate committee members Tuesday by advocates of the state grain. A proposed bill would ...

The Senate State and Local Government Committee heard testimony this week about a proposal that would change the language around Minnesota's state grain, wild rice. The language includes adding both ...

The best grain salads are studies in contrasting textures and flavors. Here, the earthy, nutty chewiness of wild rice and the crunch of butter-toasted pecans are balanced by the sweet-tartness of ...

Rampant degradation of Wisconsin’s waters over the past few decades has caused detriment to water quality and food sources that come from these waters. One of these food sources is wild rice, also ...

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 ...

Serve this creamy pumpkin and wild rice soup with warm, crusty sourdough bread for dipping or a simple green salad.

MINNEAPOLIS — Wild rice — or Manoomin as the Ojibwe call it — is one of the Midwest's most sacred plants. But extreme weather, from record snow to destructive floods, is having tangible consequences ...

January can be a cold and dreary time of the year, and so we reach for things that give us comfort. For those of us who find the kitchen a sanctuary, having the oven on for a good chunk of a Sunday ...