A Father, a Son, and the Tradition of Manoomin

Our story begins with a father and son duo, our roots in the White Earth Nation, and the tradition of harvesting Manoomin (Wild Rice).

As enrolled Ojibwe members with roots in White Earth, this business is something we've built around family, hard work, and sharing a food that has been part of our people's lives for generations. My dad taught me how to rice, and today we work together out on the water. I'm the knocker, and he's the poler. Every season, we get out there together and do the work ourselves, hand-harvesting our rice the way tradition has taught us.

To us, Manoomin is more than just food. It's time spent with family, knowledge passed down, and a connection to where we come from. We want to share that with people who may have grown up eating Manoomin and with those who are just discovering it for the first time.

Our goal is to bring hand-harvested wild rice to more homes, retail stores, restaurants, and local businesses while helping people learn about its nutritional benefits, its uses in the kitchen, and its importance to Ojibwe people.

We're starting small as a family business, but we have bigger dreams for the future. One day, we'd like to grow beyond selling rice and open a restaurant and food truck centered around Native American and Ojibwe food, sharing the dishes, ingredients, and flavors that deserve a place at the table.

For now, we're putting in the work one rice season at a time, building relationships, and getting our rice out to more people. We're proud of our roots, proud of the work we do, and grateful for everyone who supports what we're building.

Miigwech for supporting our family and taking an interest in Manoomin.