Harvesting Season Coming to a Close?

The past few days of windy, rainy weather in northern Minnesota may be the end of this year's wild rice. Batch sizes coming off the lakes were not nearly as large as last year, and intermittent rain and wind throughout the season kept most of us guessing!

The great thing about wild rice is, there's always next year! Memories of last year's bountiful harvest make this years slim pickings a bit easier to swallow. I know that I will be out there again next year, hoping to double or triple what I brought in this year (60 pounds green/ before splitting!). It took 3 years but my husband (who has yet to set foot in a canoe to harvest) finally recognizes the ups and downs of the rice, and the economics of gathering with a spouse (don't need to share the bounty!). Maybe next year, he says.

What's ahead for SORA? We continue to look for opportunities to educate others about natural lake and river wild rice. Currently we have both t-shirts and one pound bags of wild rice for sale, $15 and $10, respectively - plus shipping. Contact Annette at info@saveourrice.org if interested.