A Gourmet Harvest: Foraging for Wild Rice

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"DUCKBILL": OPEN AND CLOSED. Hinged wings on the push-pole provide for easy passage and leave the stalks undamaged.
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Lil mans the sticks while I push-pole.
Lil mans the sticks while I push-pole.
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Wooden sticks are used to knock the harvest loose.
Wooden sticks are used to knock the harvest loose.
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Map of chief wild rice areas.
Map of chief wild rice areas.

When nights turn chill, and days grow wee, this Gopher State couple gets gourmet food for free by foraging for wild rice. (See the wild rice foraging photos in the image gallery.)

A Gourmet Harvest: Foraging for Wild Rice

If you enjoy the nutty goodness and subtle flavor of wild
rice (and most folks do!), you probably already

  • Published on Sep 1, 1982
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