Name: Video: A fall tradition: Bringing in the wild rice harvest
Description: This is the season for collecting wild rice across northern Minnesota. Ricers have been out in canoes harvesting the crop from lakes and rivers. To preserve that rice, and give it the trademark nutty, smoky flavor involves a process of parching, jigging, winnowing and fellowship.

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This is the season for collecting wild rice across northern Minnesota. Ricers have been out in canoes harvesting the crop from lakes and rivers. To preserve that rice, and give it the trademark nutty, smoky flavor involves a process of parching, jigging, winnowing and fellowship. 

This is the season for collecting wild rice across northern Minnesota. Ricers have been out in canoes harvesting the crop from lakes and rivers. To preserve that rice, and give it the trademark nutty, smokey flavor involves a process of parching, jigging and winnowing. 

Dan Gunderson explains. 


A fall tradition: Bringing in the wild rice harvest

John Hayes, Tom Brown and John Beltman test wild rice

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John Beltman tends the fire at the small wild rice processing plant 

Frank Bibeau tends the fire at the small wild rice processing plant 

John Hayes and John Beltman slowly pour rice

John Hayes dumps recently harvested wild rice

A dust covered poster on the wall of the processing shed

A fall tradition: Bringing in the wild rice harvest

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