News – Spirit Lake Native Farms

Aug 22, 2020

Cooking Wild Rice: add heat and water, bring to a boil

Spirit Lake Native Farms works hard to parch wild rice the same day it comes off the lake. Our wild rice cooks within 15-20 minutes. When we first started selling our product at the local Farmer's Market, many customers tended...

Aug 15, 2020

The Harvest of “green” (unripe) Wild Rice is Unlawful

Boozhoo, The DNR website gives information about the rules that governor wild rice harvesting within the State of MN, for State harvesters. The wild rice lakes within the reservations are managed strictly by tribal wild rice councils, elders and leaders....

Aug 09, 2020

As summer fades, we look forward to fall

This summer focused on gardening and staying home working on projects. Due to the pandemic it was advised to remain home. This meant that the farm had a lot of attention. The blueberry harvest was bountiful and the birds equally...