California Wild Rice

Supplying two-thirds of the World's Wild Rice Needs

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Welcome to the California Wild Rice website

A place to discover all you ever wanted to know about this unique grain. Here, you can learn of the time-honored traditions of the first inhabitants of North America, or the feeding habits of migrating waterfowl. Uncover the culinary secrets of some of California's top chefs, or learn the simple steps for preparing a tasty and nutritious meal. Gain the knowledge for extending life, or the satisfaction of a healthy diet - it's all here, and all you need do now is click!

The Story of California Wild Rice

Just as with so many other California “natives”, Wild Rice is an immigrant to the Golden State – a transplant from elsewhere that has found a fertile home and prospers under the warm California sun. Although California wild rice is a direct descendent of the naturally occurring wild rice which still grows in a truly wild state in the lakes and rivers of the Great Lakes region of the US and Canada, here, in California, it has been “tamed”, and only grows in a cultivated state – in partnership with California wild rice farmers who care for this precious grain. California embraced this ancient grain and went Wild with it, as only California can: today California is the top wild rice producer in the world.