But what's driving the substantial increase in growth is still largely a mystery. Wild rice is an annual plant, meaning it completes its entire life cycle in one growing season and then dies.

Cultural importance of manoomin – or wild rice – among Michigan’s Native nations at the heart of stewardship plan.

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 ...

Wild rice, or manoomin (mah-NOO-mehn) in the Ojibwe language, is a grain native to North America that was once common across the Great Lakes region. The plant is central to the story passed on through ...

The 10 Plants that Changed Minnesota” public lecture series will meet at the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum, 7-8:30 p.m., Thursdays, Sept. 13-Nov. 15. The public is invited to join in ...

Wild rice has a delicious, nutty flavour and high nutritional value. It is North America's only native cereal crop. It's a grass plant that originated in the Great Lakes region, but the shallow ...