Gatherers pole canoes through the reeds during the wild rice harvest in Minnesota.

Gatherers pole canoes through the reeds during the wild rice harvest in Minnesota. (Annette Drewes / Save Our Rice Alliance)

Wild rice sources


Eden Foods: $1.05 per ounce for a 7-ounce bag. Available at Whole Foods stores throughout Southern California; (888) 424-3336; http://www.edenfoods.com.

Native Harvest: 90 cents per ounce, plus shipping for an 8-ounce bag. (888) 274-8318; http://www.nativeharvest.com/catalog.

North Bay Trading Co.: 72 cents per ounce, plus shipping for a 1-pound bag. (800) 348-0164; http://www.northbaytrading.com.