Water is used to flood rice fields in order to harvest the grain, not to grow it. Wild rice actually grows in the water and only the flowering head of the grass sticks up over the water's surface.
An Native American tribe is working to restore wild rice to five eastern Minnesota lakes. The work is being done by The Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa. The band is trying to mimic the ...
Make room for hearty wild rice on your weekly meal plans. Dreamstime/TCA Share A great alternative to rice, wild rice has more protein than most other whole grains and is a good source of ...