Although it's been used in the kitchen for generations, you might be surprised to hear that wild rice isn't actually rice at all — it's a seed. This North American, semi-aquatic grass grows in ...

An curved arrow pointing right. Manoomin, meaning "the good berry," is a type of wild rice that has been harvested by the Ojibwe people in the Great Lakes region of North America for centuries.

From LeahConnecting with my Ojibwe heritage by learning to harvest wild rice MPR News senior editor Leah Lemm walks with her son Marvin from his school bus stop on Jan. 2. So, she set out with a ...