Not much has been going on lately in my mind or in my personal life, thus the paucity of posts. But I have been blogging for work. I attended a two-day wild rice symposium recently in northern Minnesota and learned all sorts of useful tips for harvesting this wild delicacy. Plus I learned more about efforts to restore it to lakes where it has disappeared. Read more here.
You may recall my recent “immersive experience” into ricing. I heard many similar tales of tipped-over harvesting canoes, so felt in good company.
Gobs of people attended the symposium — well over 200. It was good to see so much interest in the topic!
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It’s heartening and amazing that so many people attended a symposium on this subject.
I’m sure wild rice is a good subject for conventions and discussions. Meanwhile, my only exposure to it is from boxes from the supermarket. I do enjoy eating it. 🙂
Did you see my photo of the slide about wild rice nutrition vs white rice nutrition? Wild rice is truly a super food, so keep on eatin’!
Yes. conventional rice is loaded with carbs. I love the wild rice for nutrition and flavor.
I’m reading Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer, and the section on wild rice was very interesting.
Oh, I forgot it had a section about wild rice. Such a good book! There were a lot of Native Elders at the symposium. It was so interesting to hear what wild rice means to them.