Folks from the Twin Cities often hit the road for hearty, homemade farmhouse meals that capture the spirit of Minnesota ...

Minnesota’s green rice law makes it illegal to harvest unripe rice. Even within harvest season, someone caught harvesting rice that isn’t ready may get 90 days in jail and a $1,000 fine.

Wild rice grows naturally in water all over the country, from Connecticut to Texas, though it is most abundant in the Great Lakes region of the Midwest. In fact, it's the official grain of Minnesota!

This is thanks in large part to preservation and harvesting efforts by several Ojibwe communities in Minnesota. The Ojibwe name for wild rice is “Manoomin.” Wild rice is, in fact, not a rice ...

The Minnesota State Fair has announced 33 new foods for 2025, from the Afro Bean Pops at Afro Deli to the Uncrustaburger at ...

So, the tribe decided to help it along by transplanting wild rice seed from Ojibwe reservations in northern Wisconsin and northern Minnesota. Wild rice had once been abundant in the Oneida and ...

ST. PAUL – Minnesota Farmers Union is thrilled to announce that three of its new fair foods were selected for the coveted 2025 Minnesota State Fair New Fair Foods List.