The manoomin cakes were first introduced by the cafe’s inaugural chef, Richard Hetzler, who led the culinary team from 2004 to 2016 and authored the cafe’s cookbook.

At $24 per pound, manoomin costs 15 times as much as white rice. For the Ojibwe people, harvesting this rice means much more than money. It's a way to connect with their ancestors and pass on ...

Over the past 40 years, the amount of Manoomin has decreased by about 50%, wild rice technician at Trout Lake Station Sagen Quale said. Manoomin is Ojibwe for wild rice and translates to “good berry.” ...

LANSING, MI – Manoomin is now officially Michigan’s designated state native grain. Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed legislation this week to make manoomin – wild rice – the state’s official ...

Protecting and understanding wild rice, sacred to Ojibwe people 12:57. MINNEAPOLIS — Wild rice — or Manoomin as the Ojibwe call it — is one of the Midwest's most sacred plants. But extreme ...

On Wednesday, the Michigan Legislature designated manoomin Michigan's official native grain. But unlike Minnesota and Wisconsin, Michigan law still doesn't protect the rice from overharvesting.

Manoomin, a crop vital to the Indigenous peoples of the Upper Midwest, has been threatened in recent years. But careful stewardship is helping to bring it back. By Kevin Noble Maillard Reporting ...

Michigan’s wild rice, or manoomin stewardship plan was discussed in depth on Jan. 24 during an environmental conference hosted by Ann Arbor-based nonprofit The Stewardship Network.

Manoomin, also known as Michigan wild rice, is important to many wetlands and culturally significant to the state’s Indigenous tribes. Senate Bill 802 was introduced in January by state Sen ...

Michigan’s wild rice, or manoomin stewardship plan was discussed in depth on Jan. 24 during an environmental conference hosted by Ann Arbor-based nonprofit The Stewardship Network.