WEBVTT 00:01.766 --> 00:04.766 align:left position:30% line:83% size:60% [Capri] The food that grows on water. 00:04.766 --> 00:07.133 align:left position:22.5% line:89% size:67.5% Wild rice is our life. 00:07.133 --> 00:10.100 align:left position:12.5% line:89% size:77.5% This really is a labor of love. 00:11.300 --> 00:14.433 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% The cultural centerpiece   of some of the first Americans. 00:15.400 --> 00:17.000 align:left position:20% line:89% size:70% We're using food as story 00:17.000 --> 00:18.600 align:left position:35% line:83% size:55% because food is a powerful language. 00:18.600 --> 00:22.200 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5% [Capri] It's the reason behind Minnesota's true origin story. 00:22.200 --> 00:26.666 align:left position:17.5% line:83% size:72.5% Wild rice is foundationally how our state was founded. 00:27.666 --> 00:29.933 align:left position:17.5% line:83% size:72.5% [Capri] And it's one of the rarest foods on the planet. 00:29.933 --> 00:31.233 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5% [Andrew] It's probably the most treasured food 00:31.233 --> 00:32.400 align:left position:17.5% line:89% size:72.5% that I have in my cupboard. 00:37.600 --> 00:40.066 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% [Capri] I'm Capri Cafaro and I'm on a mission 00:40.066 --> 00:42.100 align:left position:32.5% line:83% size:57.5% to uncover the incredible stories 00:42.100 --> 00:43.766 align:left position:20% line:89% size:70% of the foods we grow... 00:45.233 --> 00:47.000 align:left position:22.5% line:89% size:67.5% ...harvest, create... 00:48.500 --> 00:50.066 align:left position:27.5% line:89% size:62.5% ...and celebrate. 00:50.066 --> 00:52.600 align:left position:20% line:89% size:70% Beautiful, amazing meal. 00:52.600 --> 00:54.566 align:left position:27.5% line:83% size:62.5% So, I'm traveling America's backroads 00:54.566 --> 00:56.533 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% to learn our cherished food traditions 00:56.533 --> 00:58.700 align:left position:37.5% line:83% size:52.5% from those who make them possible... 00:58.700 --> 01:00.033 align:left position:35% line:89% size:55% Look at that. 01:00.033 --> 01:01.933 align:left position:27.5% line:83% size:62.5% ...and are helping keep them alive. 01:01.933 --> 01:03.833 align:left position:12.5% line:89% size:77.5% There is so much more to learn. 01:03.833 --> 01:05.633 align:left position:17.5% line:83% size:72.5% [man] It's just a tradition here in this area. 01:05.633 --> 01:06.700 align:left position:30% line:89% size:60% [woman] Mmm hmm. 01:07.433 --> 01:09.400 align:left position:42.5% line:83% size:47.5% [Capri] On America the Bountiful. 01:14.233 --> 01:15.900 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75% [announcer] America's farmers have nourished us 01:15.900 --> 01:17.266 align:left position:30% line:89% size:60% for generations, 01:17.266 --> 01:20.700 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65% but today they face unprecedented challenges. 01:20.700 --> 01:23.433 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% American Farmland Trust works with farmers 01:23.433 --> 01:25.966 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% to help save the land that sustains us. 01:25.966 --> 01:28.733 align:left position:25% line:5% size:65% Together we can work to keep America bountiful. 01:35.433 --> 01:37.966 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% [Capri] It's hard to find a food more sacred to a place 01:37.966 --> 01:39.400 align:left position:25% line:89% size:65% than true wild rice. 01:41.700 --> 01:42.833 align:left position:22.5% line:89% size:67.5% Grown by Mother Nature 01:42.833 --> 01:45.300 align:left position:27.5% line:83% size:62.5% on the lake waters of northern Minnesota 01:45.300 --> 01:47.600 align:left position:30% line:83% size:60% and harvested by the Anishinaabe, 01:47.600 --> 01:49.400 align:left position:30% line:83% size:60% a broad group of indigenous peoples 01:49.400 --> 01:52.033 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75% descending from the regions around the Great Lakes. 01:54.600 --> 01:57.766 align:left position:17.5% line:83% size:72.5% Manoomin, the Ojibwe word for wild rice, 01:57.766 --> 01:59.433 align:left position:20% line:89% size:70% meaning "the good berry" 01:59.433 --> 02:01.566 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% grows naturally through the Great Lakes region 02:01.566 --> 02:02.733 align:left position:25% line:89% size:65% and part of Canada. 02:04.100 --> 02:05.766 align:left position:27.5% line:83% size:62.5% I could make a pass and loop around 02:05.766 --> 02:08.100 align:left position:12.5% line:89% size:77.5% from this little beaver house. 02:08.100 --> 02:09.066 align:left position:20% line:89% size:70% [Capri] Husband and wife, 02:09.066 --> 02:11.233 align:left position:35% line:83% size:55% Jeff Harper and Michelle Marion, 02:11.233 --> 02:12.500 align:left position:30% line:89% size:60% and their family 02:12.500 --> 02:14.900 align:left position:17.5% line:83% size:72.5% have wild rice harvesting and processing traditions 02:14.900 --> 02:17.266 align:left position:32.5% line:83% size:57.5% embedded deep in their ancestral DNA. 02:18.000 --> 02:23.333 align:left position:17.5% line:83% size:72.5% For Ojibwe for Anishinaabe people, wild rice is our life. 02:23.333 --> 02:25.900 align:left position:27.5% line:83% size:62.5% For us, that's part of our migration story. 02:25.900 --> 02:28.766 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% And Anishinaabe people coming from the east 02:28.766 --> 02:32.700 align:left position:17.5% line:83% size:72.5% and making our way to where the food grows on water. 02:34.433 --> 02:36.800 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% [Capri] The Anishinaabe originated in the northeast 02:36.800 --> 02:38.100 align:left position:22.5% line:89% size:67.5% and migrated westward 02:38.100 --> 02:40.766 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% in an effort to maintain their traditional ways 02:40.766 --> 02:42.800 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% in light of the arrival of European settlers. 02:44.400 --> 02:46.666 align:left position:32.5% line:83% size:57.5% Some hold that an elder had a vision 02:46.666 --> 02:50.000 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75% that they must move to where the food grows on water. 02:50.000 --> 02:52.266 align:left position:30% line:83% size:60% With a landscape dotted with lakes, 02:52.266 --> 02:54.466 align:left position:27.5% line:83% size:62.5% and with wild rice growing abundantly, 02:54.466 --> 02:57.133 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% Minnesota became home for many. 02:58.900 --> 03:01.700 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65% Tell me how wild rice is important 03:01.700 --> 03:05.633 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75% in sort of the cycle of life for your community. 03:05.633 --> 03:09.400 align:left position:32.5% line:83% size:57.5% As it is life, it's within our ceremonies 03:09.400 --> 03:11.600 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65% and within our lives and our families. 03:11.600 --> 03:13.166 align:left position:12.5% line:89% size:77.5% It's something that starts out 03:13.166 --> 03:15.066 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% even as the first food for children. 03:16.366 --> 03:18.166 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% [Jeff] So, we eat rice all our lives long, 03:18.166 --> 03:19.733 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% and then at the other end of the cycle, 03:19.733 --> 03:21.766 align:left position:27.5% line:83% size:62.5% there's always rice at our funeral feasts 03:21.766 --> 03:23.700 align:left position:30% line:83% size:60% for those people that are passed on. 03:25.166 --> 03:27.233 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% [Michelle] It connects us to all our land here 03:27.233 --> 03:29.933 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% and our language as well, just being out there, 03:29.933 --> 03:31.666 align:left position:30% line:89% size:60% being in nature, 03:31.666 --> 03:34.600 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% and just reinforcing that good part of a good life. 03:34.600 --> 03:36.200 align:left position:12.5% line:89% size:77.5% You know, being out with family 03:36.200 --> 03:39.100 align:left position:30% line:83% size:60% and it goes back to that lineage as well. 03:40.066 --> 03:42.600 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% [Capri] Jeff and Michelle   both cherish childhood memories 03:42.600 --> 03:44.166 align:left position:15% line:89% size:75% and stories of their elders 03:44.166 --> 03:46.466 align:left position:30% line:83% size:60% that they recall from the annual ricing season. 03:48.000 --> 03:49.733 align:left position:32.5% line:83% size:57.5% A brief window in the late summer 03:49.733 --> 03:51.833 align:left position:32.5% line:83% size:57.5% when the rice is ready to harvest, 03:51.833 --> 03:54.033 align:left position:17.5% line:83% size:72.5% where their families would practice sacred traditions 03:54.033 --> 03:56.300 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% that were passed through many generations. 03:56.933 --> 03:58.933 align:left position:27.5% line:83% size:62.5% I think it probably becomes more special 03:58.933 --> 04:02.200 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% because it only happens once a year, 04:02.200 --> 04:04.500 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75% and you do have that ability to connect to each other 04:04.500 --> 04:06.233 align:left position:17.5% line:89% size:72.5% and to connect to the land. 04:06.233 --> 04:08.400 align:left position:27.5% line:89% size:62.5% Yeah, that's right. 04:08.400 --> 04:09.933 align:left position:12.5% line:89% size:77.5% [Capri] The food on the water. 04:14.233 --> 04:16.900 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% What we're looking for is rice that's open, 04:16.900 --> 04:19.033 align:left position:15% line:89% size:75% and we can tell by the color. 04:19.033 --> 04:21.266 align:left position:30% line:83% size:60% So, these are our knocking sticks, 04:21.266 --> 04:23.166 align:left position:30% line:89% size:60% the bawa'iganaak, 04:23.166 --> 04:24.733 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65% and I'm going to grab some of the rice, 04:24.733 --> 04:27.166 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65% pull it over the boat and just brush it off. 04:27.166 --> 04:28.633 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65% And I'll do the same on this side 04:28.633 --> 04:30.733 align:left position:17.5% line:89% size:72.5% in just a continual motion. 04:31.966 --> 04:34.500 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% [Capri] With Jeff's four decades of pulling experience, 04:34.500 --> 04:36.733 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% he's propelling a canoe through the rice beds 04:36.733 --> 04:39.833 align:left position:30% line:83% size:60% with an 18-foot hand-carved cedar pole. 04:39.833 --> 04:42.800 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% So, we're going to pull in the rice and then brush. 04:42.800 --> 04:43.800 align:left position:37.5% line:89% size:52.5% Yes, okay. 04:43.800 --> 04:47.100 align:left position:32.5% line:83% size:57.5% And then pull, and then brush. 04:47.100 --> 04:48.233 align:left position:45% line:89% size:45% Okay. 04:48.233 --> 04:49.833 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% What, 10,000 more times of that? 04:49.833 --> 04:51.100 align:left position:27.5% line:89% size:62.5% Yeah. There you go. 04:51.100 --> 04:54.066 align:left position:27.5% line:83% size:62.5% I feel like I think I'll get the knack of it. 05:02.266 --> 05:03.600 align:left position:12.5% line:89% size:77.5% Like Michelle was showing you, 05:03.600 --> 05:06.866 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5% just make sure to sweep it all the way in as much as you can. 05:06.866 --> 05:08.066 align:left position:35% line:89% size:55% [Capri] Left. 05:08.066 --> 05:09.566 align:left position:27.5% line:83% size:62.5% [Jeff] Yep and then sweep over the rice. 05:09.566 --> 05:11.600 align:left position:30% line:83% size:60% [Capri] And then, sweep over the rice. 05:11.600 --> 05:15.533 align:left position:17.5% line:89% size:72.5% You make this look so easy. 05:15.533 --> 05:18.866 align:left position:12.5% line:89% size:77.5% This really is a labor of love. 05:23.133 --> 05:24.533 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75% [Jeff] One-hundred-and-twenty years ago, 05:24.533 --> 05:27.566 align:left position:27.5% line:83% size:62.5% the U.S. government dammed a lot of the lakes 05:27.566 --> 05:29.800 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65% and that flooded out a lot of rice beds. 05:29.800 --> 05:30.966 align:left position:20% line:89% size:70% We kind of got lucky here 05:30.966 --> 05:35.566 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65% that the rice adapted and we still have it. 05:35.566 --> 05:37.700 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5% And so, we're still surrounded by a lot of rice beds 05:37.700 --> 05:40.200 align:left position:27.5% line:83% size:62.5% and pockets of rice and the little lakes and rivers. 05:42.000 --> 05:47.066 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5% [Capri] Are there any specific kind of a stewardship 05:47.066 --> 05:50.200 align:left position:17.5% line:83% size:72.5% that you have with the lake or with the rice 05:50.200 --> 05:51.533 align:left position:27.5% line:89% size:62.5% that keep it going? 05:51.533 --> 05:53.933 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5% [Jeff] It's mostly a hands-off type of management. 05:53.933 --> 05:58.100 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5% The less we do, the less nature has to adapt to our actions. 05:59.666 --> 06:01.466 align:left position:20% line:89% size:70% So, part of your success 06:01.466 --> 06:03.633 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% is working with nature, not against it. 06:03.633 --> 06:05.333 align:left position:35% line:83% size:55% [Jeff] Yeah, all of our success is. 06:05.766 --> 06:08.566 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75% Some of the things that we're brought up to understand is, 06:08.566 --> 06:11.500 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% it's our responsibility to be out here ricing. 06:11.500 --> 06:12.700 align:left position:25% line:89% size:65% Taking part in this. 06:13.366 --> 06:15.133 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65% The rice puts itself out here for us, 06:15.133 --> 06:16.700 align:left position:37.5% line:83% size:52.5% to feed us and nourish us, 06:16.700 --> 06:19.500 align:left position:17.5% line:89% size:72.5% and we have to do our part: 06:19.500 --> 06:20.666 align:left position:22.5% line:89% size:67.5% come out and pick some 06:20.666 --> 06:23.566 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% and fix some up at home if we can. 06:23.566 --> 06:25.100 align:left position:22.5% line:89% size:67.5% We're making medicine. 06:25.100 --> 06:28.033 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% Just this way of life, out here picking it, 06:28.033 --> 06:30.100 align:left position:12.5% line:89% size:77.5% we're giving part of ourselves 06:30.100 --> 06:34.466 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5% and that gives us the strength to do it every year. 06:34.466 --> 06:35.733 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% And then we get the nourishment. 06:36.666 --> 06:37.966 align:left position:25% line:89% size:65% [Capri] I love that. 06:39.100 --> 06:41.600 align:left position:27.5% line:83% size:62.5% The act of harvest is a reciprocal relationship 06:41.600 --> 06:43.400 align:left position:22.5% line:89% size:67.5% with the rice plants. 06:43.400 --> 06:47.166 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% It helps the rice reseed itself   by knocking seeds into the water 06:47.166 --> 06:49.266 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65% before they're eaten by other creatures, 06:49.266 --> 06:51.466 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75% particularly the small worms that thrive here. 06:52.800 --> 06:56.833 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75% Well, I can tell that you're very good stewards of the lands, 06:56.833 --> 07:00.833 align:left position:17.5% line:83% size:72.5% good stewards of the rice, good stewards of the water, 07:00.833 --> 07:04.400 align:left position:32.5% line:83% size:57.5% and that's why this rice is still here 07:04.400 --> 07:08.600 align:left position:17.5% line:83% size:72.5% for generations to be able to nourish themselves. 07:09.866 --> 07:11.766 align:left position:35% line:83% size:55% [Jeff] Yeah, it takes care of us. 07:18.300 --> 07:20.666 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5% [Capri] The Anishinaabe people had to fight hard 07:20.666 --> 07:23.966 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% to protect the wild rice bounty from man-made water pollution, 07:23.966 --> 07:27.133 align:left position:30% line:83% size:60% mining and other commercial interests. 07:27.133 --> 07:30.166 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75% While the range of rice has been reduced over the decades, 07:30.166 --> 07:32.533 align:left position:12.5% line:89% size:77.5% the sacred traditions endure. 07:34.166 --> 07:36.866 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75% Jeff's sister Laurie Harper is the family's leader 07:36.866 --> 07:39.933 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% when it comes to processing the rice in a traditional manner, 07:39.933 --> 07:42.966 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5% which is required before it's ready to be cooked and eaten. 07:42.966 --> 07:46.900 align:left position:17.5% line:83% size:72.5% So, we've gone through the wild rice harvesting process 07:46.900 --> 07:49.633 align:left position:17.5% line:83% size:72.5% which is pretty laborious, but there's more to do. 07:49.633 --> 07:51.200 align:left position:27.5% line:89% size:62.5% Got to process it. 07:51.200 --> 07:55.266 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% First step will be the parching, the second step is the jigging, 07:55.266 --> 07:57.966 align:left position:27.5% line:83% size:62.5% and the third step is the winnowing. 08:01.833 --> 08:04.600 align:left position:35% line:83% size:55% Tell us about what we're doing here? 08:04.600 --> 08:07.266 align:left position:12.5% line:89% size:77.5% So, this is parching the rice. 08:07.266 --> 08:12.266 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% What we're doing is we're popping or cracking the hull off 08:12.266 --> 08:16.766 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% through the heat that's burning in a hull off the rice. 08:16.766 --> 08:19.700 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75% [Capri] The hull is the outer casing of that good berry. 08:19.700 --> 08:22.266 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65% The relatively rare manoomin waiting inside. 08:24.233 --> 08:26.000 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65% [Laurie] So, the rice is really well protected. 08:26.000 --> 08:27.600 align:left position:32.5% line:83% size:57.5% -Nature knows. -Yep. 08:27.600 --> 08:29.633 align:left position:30% line:83% size:60% Nature knows it's protecting the good stuff, 08:29.633 --> 08:31.366 align:left position:27.5% line:83% size:62.5% but in order to get to the good stuff, 08:31.366 --> 08:33.933 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65% you're going to have to go through this process. 08:34.566 --> 08:36.400 align:left position:27.5% line:83% size:62.5% [Laurie] All right, so the cracking 08:36.400 --> 08:40.266 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% you're hearing right now is the hulls burning off. 08:40.266 --> 08:41.333 align:left position:35% line:89% size:55% [Capri] Okay. 08:41.333 --> 08:43.166 align:left position:27.5% line:83% size:62.5% Part of the process is to make sure 08:43.166 --> 08:44.300 align:left position:15% line:89% size:75% that it is drying out right? 08:44.300 --> 08:45.300 align:left position:35% line:89% size:55% [Laurie] Yep. 08:45.300 --> 08:47.566 align:left position:12.5% line:89% size:77.5% So, the next step in this is-- 08:47.566 --> 08:48.566 align:left position:25% line:89% size:65% The jigging. 08:48.566 --> 08:49.866 align:left position:27.5% line:89% size:62.5% The jigging, okay. 08:51.233 --> 08:56.066 align:left position:17.5% line:83% size:72.5% Tell me why, first of all, we have to jig the rice. 08:56.633 --> 08:58.433 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75% [Jeff] Because we don't want to eat the hulls. 08:58.433 --> 09:00.866 align:left position:17.5% line:83% size:72.5% Even though we scorched it a little bit on the fire, 09:00.866 --> 09:02.500 align:left position:27.5% line:83% size:62.5% it's still holding on to the kernel, 09:02.500 --> 09:06.033 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% and jigging it will roll the rice kernel inside of there 09:06.033 --> 09:08.500 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% and break up the skin a little bit more and separate it. 09:09.400 --> 09:11.466 align:left position:12.5% line:89% size:77.5% Do we need to make it smaller? 09:11.466 --> 09:13.500 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5% [Jeff] So, what you want to do is make the skin smaller. 09:13.500 --> 09:14.733 align:left position:20% line:89% size:70% Just keep on jigging it. 09:15.733 --> 09:18.800 align:left position:17.5% line:83% size:72.5% [Capri]It's cultural belief that men do the jigging, 09:18.800 --> 09:20.733 align:left position:12.5% line:89% size:77.5% so Jeff is tapped for the job. 09:21.433 --> 09:24.066 align:left position:17.5% line:83% size:72.5% There are special moccasins and a mat of sacred cedar 09:24.066 --> 09:25.200 align:left position:17.5% line:89% size:72.5% for the occasion. 09:26.033 --> 09:29.866 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75% The jigging is actually like, just lifting your-- 09:29.866 --> 09:33.266 align:left position:27.5% line:83% size:62.5% lifting one foot up as you're going, turning 09:33.266 --> 09:36.100 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% and then setting it down, and then that foot rubs it. 09:36.100 --> 09:37.466 align:left position:17.5% line:89% size:72.5% This foot takes turns and-- 09:37.466 --> 09:38.433 align:left position:15% line:89% size:75% It's like a churning. 09:38.433 --> 09:40.166 align:left position:15% line:89% size:75% Yeah, it pushes the skin off, 09:40.166 --> 09:43.633 align:left position:32.5% line:83% size:57.5% and as I do it, the skins all rise to the top 09:43.633 --> 09:45.600 align:left position:35% line:83% size:55% and the rice sinks to the bottom. 09:45.600 --> 09:48.500 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65% And I can test it for if I think it's almost ready 09:48.500 --> 09:51.766 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% or if it's ready just by reaching in and verifying. 09:55.200 --> 09:56.433 align:left position:30% line:83% size:60% I don't even know how to describe this. 09:56.433 --> 10:00.266 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5% The way that I see it is almost like a human churning. 10:00.266 --> 10:01.500 align:left position:32.5% line:83% size:57.5% Which is really what you're doing 10:01.500 --> 10:05.900 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% in order to separate out the hull. 10:05.900 --> 10:07.566 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% And then you have to stop and then check it, right? 10:07.566 --> 10:08.666 align:left position:45% line:89% size:45% Yep. 10:08.666 --> 10:11.533 align:left position:15% line:89% size:75% To see if you're at the point 10:11.533 --> 10:14.500 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75% in which you want to move on to the next step. 10:15.533 --> 10:18.233 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5% [Capri] Jeff, Laurie and their family take great care 10:18.233 --> 10:21.500 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75% to honor the steep tradition throughout this entire process. 10:22.500 --> 10:24.700 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% It ties us to the earth, to the lakes, 10:24.700 --> 10:26.633 align:left position:30% line:83% size:60% to our loved ones that have left. 10:26.633 --> 10:29.266 align:left position:30% line:83% size:60% I mean, just like thinking about 10:29.266 --> 10:32.933 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% the teachings that we got through our own parents 10:32.933 --> 10:35.200 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65% and our grandparents about this is, 10:35.200 --> 10:36.266 align:left position:35% line:83% size:55% that's inner generational teaching-- 10:36.266 --> 10:37.300 align:left position:42.5% line:89% size:47.5% Right. 10:37.300 --> 10:38.500 align:left position:25% line:89% size:65% And knowledge, right? 10:38.500 --> 10:41.266 align:left position:17.5% line:83% size:72.5% Right, and that's how these traditions get passed on 10:41.266 --> 10:42.466 align:left position:27.5% line:83% size:62.5% from one generation to the other. 10:42.466 --> 10:45.233 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% That's how they continue to be living traditions. 10:45.233 --> 10:46.800 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65% [Jeff] So, having all the grandkids out like, 10:46.800 --> 10:49.800 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65% they get to see what they'll be doing eventually. 10:50.266 --> 10:52.966 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5% [Laurie] A lot of our teaching is done by showing. 10:52.966 --> 10:54.433 align:left position:22.5% line:89% size:67.5% Like being very active 10:54.433 --> 10:57.466 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75% and making sure that they're around us like this. 10:57.466 --> 10:58.866 align:left position:15% line:89% size:75% And the importance behind it, 10:58.866 --> 11:03.566 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5% again, is that tie to ensuring that our family sticks together 11:03.566 --> 11:07.366 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% and that these activities that we do together 11:07.366 --> 11:08.600 align:left position:17.5% line:89% size:72.5% are what bring us together 11:08.600 --> 11:10.333 align:left position:30% line:83% size:60% and what ties us and binds us together. 11:11.333 --> 11:13.700 align:left position:30% line:83% size:60% We're almost done with the jigging here, 11:13.700 --> 11:15.566 align:left position:30% line:83% size:60% and we'll move on to the next step of winnowing. 11:16.333 --> 11:18.233 align:left position:27.5% line:83% size:62.5% [Capri] All right. On to winnowing we go. 11:18.233 --> 11:19.233 align:left position:30% line:89% size:60% [Jeff] All right. 11:28.266 --> 11:32.266 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% So, this is the third and final step of the processing, 11:32.266 --> 11:33.533 align:left position:37.5% line:89% size:52.5% winnowing. 11:33.533 --> 11:35.133 align:left position:40% line:89% size:50% Now what? 11:35.133 --> 11:37.833 align:left position:35% line:83% size:55% Now we check the direction of the wind 11:37.833 --> 11:39.833 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% because this is the dusty part-- 11:39.833 --> 11:41.066 align:left position:45% line:89% size:45% Okay. 11:41.066 --> 11:42.366 align:left position:32.5% line:89% size:57.5% --of the work. 11:42.366 --> 11:45.433 align:left position:32.5% line:83% size:57.5% What we do here is we'll take the basket. 11:45.433 --> 11:46.800 align:left position:42.5% line:83% size:47.5% -Ready? -Yep. 11:50.000 --> 11:52.100 align:left position:17.5% line:83% size:72.5% [Capri] A winnowing basket handmade by Michelle 11:52.100 --> 11:53.300 align:left position:30% line:89% size:60% from birch bark. 11:53.300 --> 11:54.766 align:left position:27.5% line:83% size:62.5% -And you see that. -Yep. 11:54.766 --> 11:56.866 align:left position:27.5% line:83% size:62.5% Why is it important to get the dust out? 11:56.866 --> 12:00.333 align:left position:27.5% line:83% size:62.5% So, it's the dust, it's the broken hull off of it. 12:00.333 --> 12:02.200 align:left position:17.5% line:89% size:72.5% Once we get it shaken out, 12:02.200 --> 12:04.166 align:left position:32.5% line:83% size:57.5% the rice itself will fall to the bottom. 12:04.166 --> 12:05.100 align:left position:32.5% line:89% size:57.5% [Capri] Right. 12:05.100 --> 12:08.133 align:left position:32.5% line:83% size:57.5% And that'll be the finished product. 12:08.133 --> 12:10.900 align:left position:32.5% line:83% size:57.5% I could already get that nutty smell 12:10.900 --> 12:13.633 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% that you can also taste in wild rice often. 12:13.633 --> 12:15.200 align:left position:17.5% line:89% size:72.5% Yeah, can I give it a shot? 12:15.200 --> 12:16.666 align:left position:32.5% line:89% size:57.5% Yes, please do. 12:18.200 --> 12:20.800 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65% You definitely cannot be afraid to get dirty. 12:20.800 --> 12:21.733 align:left position:35% line:89% size:55% [Laurie] Yes. 12:21.733 --> 12:24.000 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65% But the end product, the end results-- 12:24.000 --> 12:25.500 align:left position:12.5% line:89% size:77.5% [Laurie] You already seeing it. 12:25.500 --> 12:26.866 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% [Capri] --will be well worth it. 12:27.933 --> 12:29.633 align:left position:30% line:83% size:60% With these three important steps, 12:29.633 --> 12:31.066 align:left position:17.5% line:89% size:72.5% the rice is ready to cook. 12:32.700 --> 12:35.666 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% We've reached the bounty of the harvest. 12:35.666 --> 12:38.633 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75% [Laurie] First feast because it's a spiritual food for us, 12:38.633 --> 12:42.966 align:left position:27.5% line:83% size:62.5% usually, we just do a plain pot of wild rice 12:42.966 --> 12:45.466 align:left position:32.5% line:83% size:57.5% and serve it up with our other foods. 12:45.466 --> 12:49.000 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75% We give thanks for the season and for the bounty 12:49.000 --> 12:50.700 align:left position:15% line:89% size:75% and we celebrate life again. 12:52.166 --> 12:54.266 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65% [Capri] In addition to the sacred family 12:54.266 --> 12:57.566 align:left position:17.5% line:83% size:72.5% and ancestral traditions, the proud Anishinaabe people 12:57.566 --> 13:00.033 align:left position:17.5% line:83% size:72.5% also view their commitment to wild rice 13:00.033 --> 13:02.366 align:left position:12.5% line:89% size:77.5% as a societal act of defiance. 13:03.466 --> 13:07.666 align:left position:17.5% line:83% size:72.5% The act of defiance to show the broader community 13:07.666 --> 13:09.200 align:left position:22.5% line:89% size:67.5% that we're still here. 13:09.200 --> 13:11.100 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65% We're still stewards of our own land. 13:11.100 --> 13:15.900 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% We've chosen how we're going to navigate our world. 13:15.900 --> 13:18.766 align:left position:17.5% line:83% size:72.5% And you've been kind enough to welcome me 13:18.766 --> 13:22.966 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75% to learn about this as well, and I appreciate that. 13:28.900 --> 13:30.900 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% If the Harper family's act of defiance 13:30.900 --> 13:33.100 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65% could be translated to restaurant form, 13:33.100 --> 13:35.166 align:left position:35% line:83% size:55% then Owamni in downtown Minneapolis 13:35.166 --> 13:36.200 align:left position:27.5% line:89% size:62.5% is its embodiment. 13:41.666 --> 13:44.233 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% Owamni is the creation of Sean Sherman, 13:44.233 --> 13:46.100 align:left position:12.5% line:89% size:77.5% a James Beard winning talent, 13:46.100 --> 13:48.333 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% who goes by the moniker, The Sioux Chef, 13:48.333 --> 13:49.600 align:left position:15% line:89% size:75% as a Native American Sioux. 13:51.833 --> 13:53.966 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% And his groundbreaking restaurant stands apart 13:53.966 --> 13:55.800 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% because it's the first in the nation 13:55.800 --> 13:57.133 align:left position:20% line:89% size:70% to use only ingredients 13:57.133 --> 13:59.233 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65% that are indigenous to North America. 13:59.233 --> 14:02.766 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75% The menu is just so different from many places 14:02.766 --> 14:06.366 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% because you engage with these indigenous ingredients 14:06.366 --> 14:10.133 align:left position:30% line:83% size:60% introducing them to a wider audience of diners. 14:10.133 --> 14:15.100 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5% How does that menu reflect the true taste of North America? 14:15.100 --> 14:18.200 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% Well, we focus on North American indigenous foods. 14:18.200 --> 14:21.366 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% We try and prioritize purchasing our indigenous foods 14:21.366 --> 14:24.600 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% from indigenous producers first, locally and then nationally. 14:24.600 --> 14:26.633 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5% So, we're able to get all sorts of cool products in 14:26.633 --> 14:28.466 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% from all over the place, you know. 14:28.466 --> 14:30.833 align:left position:17.5% line:83% size:72.5% A lot of the majority of it comes from this region 14:30.833 --> 14:32.466 align:left position:15% line:89% size:75% so we can really feature food 14:32.466 --> 14:34.466 align:left position:35% line:83% size:55% to taste like where we happen to be. 14:34.466 --> 14:36.533 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65% For us, we've always cut out colonial ingredients. 14:36.533 --> 14:38.033 align:left position:17.5% line:83% size:72.5% Yeah, what does that mean? Tell us. 14:38.033 --> 14:39.733 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65% We've removed things like dairy, wheat flour, 14:39.733 --> 14:41.666 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% cane sugar, beef, pork, chicken, 14:41.666 --> 14:43.466 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65% just things that were introduced here 14:43.466 --> 14:45.300 align:left position:30% line:83% size:60% and that haven't been here that long, 14:45.300 --> 14:48.700 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% to really showcase just like how much amazing food is out there. 14:48.700 --> 14:50.366 align:left position:30% line:83% size:60% [Capri] Like many Native Americans, 14:50.366 --> 14:53.133 align:left position:30% line:83% size:60% Sean grew up with a commodity food program, 14:53.133 --> 14:56.300 align:left position:17.5% line:83% size:72.5% government food assistance based on agricultural surplus 14:56.300 --> 14:58.700 align:left position:15% line:89% size:75% to provide basic sustenance. 14:58.700 --> 15:02.633 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5% And a big motivation for him is bringing a more nutritional diet 15:02.633 --> 15:04.266 align:left position:22.5% line:89% size:67.5% to Native communities. 15:04.266 --> 15:07.666 align:left position:17.5% line:83% size:72.5% And of course, that starts and ends with wild rice. 15:07.666 --> 15:09.433 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65% This wild rice comes from here in Minnesota 15:09.433 --> 15:10.766 align:left position:17.5% line:89% size:72.5% and this is hand harvested, 15:10.766 --> 15:12.633 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75% and this is a Native producer on top of that. 15:12.633 --> 15:13.966 align:left position:32.5% line:83% size:57.5% So, this stuff is really beautiful 15:13.966 --> 15:15.733 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% and we just go through so much of it. 15:15.733 --> 15:16.766 align:left position:22.5% line:89% size:67.5% it's so fun. 15:17.933 --> 15:18.966 align:left position:25% line:89% size:65% [Capri] I'm excited. 15:18.966 --> 15:20.533 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75% I want to know what's on this table. 15:20.533 --> 15:22.766 align:left position:35% line:83% size:55% We have some forage mushrooms, right? 15:22.766 --> 15:24.900 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65% Yeah, it's just some simple mushrooms. 15:24.900 --> 15:25.700 align:left position:32.5% line:89% size:57.5% The wild rice. 15:25.700 --> 15:27.366 align:left position:12.5% line:89% size:77.5% There's a little bit of quinoa. 15:27.366 --> 15:29.333 align:left position:30% line:83% size:60% Then we have some mixed maíz corn, 15:29.333 --> 15:31.533 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% and this will be kind of a grain bowl base. 15:31.533 --> 15:33.600 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% We have a dandelion pesto that we mix with that. 15:33.600 --> 15:35.033 align:left position:17.5% line:89% size:72.5% I was wondering about that. 15:35.033 --> 15:36.733 align:left position:35% line:83% size:55% This is just a really, really simple. 15:36.733 --> 15:38.633 align:left position:27.5% line:83% size:62.5% So, it's just like basically a grain salad. 15:38.633 --> 15:39.866 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65% It smells incredible, by the way. 15:39.866 --> 15:41.933 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65% That dandelion pesto, I can smell it. 15:41.933 --> 15:43.166 align:left position:40% line:89% size:50% It's so-- 15:43.166 --> 15:45.000 align:left position:12.5% line:89% size:77.5% It's so aromatic and so fresh. 15:45.000 --> 15:46.166 align:left position:20% line:89% size:70% Oh, I know it's so fresh. 15:50.000 --> 15:51.833 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75% You want to get some of that grain with that pesto in there. 15:51.833 --> 15:52.900 align:left position:40% line:89% size:50% Oh, yeah! 15:55.166 --> 15:56.366 align:left position:37.5% line:89% size:52.5% Oh, my god. 15:59.033 --> 16:00.700 align:left position:15% line:89% size:75% This is incredibly fresh. 16:00.700 --> 16:04.233 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% And you can really taste each individual ingredient. 16:04.233 --> 16:05.666 align:left position:27.5% line:83% size:62.5% Yeah, there's just a little bit of everything 16:05.666 --> 16:08.866 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5% because in the rice itself, we cook that with dried currant, 16:08.866 --> 16:09.933 align:left position:15% line:89% size:75% so they can kind of puff out 16:09.933 --> 16:11.266 align:left position:35% line:83% size:55% and just adds a sweetness to that. 16:11.266 --> 16:12.466 align:left position:32.5% line:83% size:57.5% Then you've got the mixed maíz corn 16:12.466 --> 16:14.233 align:left position:12.5% line:89% size:77.5% for that little bit of texture. 16:14.233 --> 16:15.666 align:left position:20% line:89% size:70% And you've got the quinoa 16:15.666 --> 16:18.433 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5% to give it a little bit of bulk and more nutritional value. 16:18.433 --> 16:20.500 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5% And it's all these fresh greens and the mushrooms. 16:20.500 --> 16:22.100 align:left position:12.5% line:89% size:77.5% We serve these with meats too. 16:22.100 --> 16:23.800 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% This one is completely plant-based here, 16:23.800 --> 16:26.666 align:left position:17.5% line:83% size:72.5% but we have braised bison, braised turkey. 16:26.666 --> 16:29.533 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5% Sometimes elk, things like that that we can utilize here also. 16:29.533 --> 16:30.866 align:left position:17.5% line:89% size:72.5% [Capri] This is wonderful. 16:30.866 --> 16:32.966 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5% [Sean] Try a little bit of the tea to kind of wash that down. 16:32.966 --> 16:34.233 align:left position:32.5% line:83% size:57.5% So, it's going to be really light, 16:34.233 --> 16:35.366 align:left position:30% line:83% size:60% but you're going to be able to taste 16:35.366 --> 16:39.300 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5% a little bit of that toastiness from the rice. 16:39.300 --> 16:41.400 align:left position:32.5% line:83% size:57.5% And I can smell the toastiness as well. 16:41.400 --> 16:45.333 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% It is mild, but it is a really nice delicate flavor. 16:45.333 --> 16:46.466 align:left position:35% line:89% size:55% That's great. 16:46.466 --> 16:47.433 align:left position:17.5% line:83% size:72.5% And the fact that it's got a little bit of caffeine 16:47.433 --> 16:48.500 align:left position:25% line:89% size:65% doesn't hurt either. 16:48.500 --> 16:49.866 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% -Just a tiny touch, yeah. -That doesn't hurt. 16:53.766 --> 16:56.100 align:left position:32.5% line:83% size:57.5% [Capri] I mean, you have a very explicit 16:56.100 --> 16:58.600 align:left position:27.5% line:83% size:62.5% commitment, vision and mission here. 16:58.600 --> 17:00.266 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65% It's even on the back of your menu. 17:00.266 --> 17:03.000 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75% You talk about the importance of fair wages 17:03.000 --> 17:05.400 align:left position:22.5% line:89% size:67.5% and decolonizing diets 17:05.400 --> 17:08.566 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5% and obviously you are educating people one bite at a time. 17:08.566 --> 17:11.433 align:left position:17.5% line:83% size:72.5% What do you hope to achieve going forward 17:11.433 --> 17:12.733 align:left position:32.5% line:89% size:57.5% with your work here 17:12.733 --> 17:14.366 align:left position:27.5% line:83% size:62.5% as you feed people and introduce them 17:14.366 --> 17:15.566 align:left position:20% line:89% size:70% to these new ingredients? 17:15.566 --> 17:17.900 align:left position:17.5% line:83% size:72.5% [Sean] Well, it just really opens up a lot of story 17:17.900 --> 17:19.600 align:left position:30% line:83% size:60% to the treatment of indigenous peoples, 17:19.600 --> 17:23.266 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65% the histories that we had to endure just to be here. 17:23.266 --> 17:25.933 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% The absurdity of just not having Native restaurants 17:25.933 --> 17:27.300 align:left position:12.5% line:89% size:77.5% all over the nation, you know. 17:27.300 --> 17:29.000 align:left position:20% line:89% size:70% We're using food as story 17:29.000 --> 17:30.433 align:left position:35% line:83% size:55% because food is a powerful language. 17:32.633 --> 17:33.800 align:left position:20% line:89% size:70% And our vision is helping 17:33.800 --> 17:36.233 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% to develop more of these kinds of situations 17:36.233 --> 17:37.500 align:left position:25% line:89% size:65% all over the nation, 17:37.500 --> 17:39.666 align:left position:30% line:83% size:60% so one day as we drive across North America, 17:39.666 --> 17:42.333 align:left position:32.5% line:83% size:57.5% you can stop at indigenous focused restaurants 17:42.333 --> 17:44.200 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65% and really experience the amazing diversity 17:44.200 --> 17:45.600 align:left position:22.5% line:89% size:67.5% that we have out there, 17:45.600 --> 17:47.533 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% and all of this really wonderful nutritional food 17:47.533 --> 17:48.800 align:left position:17.5% line:89% size:72.5% that we have out there too. 17:48.800 --> 17:50.300 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75% [Capri] Well, stay committed to that goal. 17:50.300 --> 17:51.800 align:left position:17.5% line:83% size:72.5% And I've got one more thing for you to try, 17:51.800 --> 17:53.700 align:left position:12.5% line:89% size:77.5% a little wild rice orientated. 17:53.700 --> 17:55.000 align:left position:35% line:89% size:55% What is this? 17:55.000 --> 17:57.300 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75% So, this is just a little bit of the wild rice sorbet 17:57.300 --> 17:59.000 align:left position:30% line:83% size:60% and it's got some of the puffed rice on top. 17:59.000 --> 18:00.866 align:left position:40% line:83% size:50% -Oh, wow! -Yeah, just take a little taste. 18:00.866 --> 18:02.800 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% Now, wild rice and sorbet are not two things 18:02.800 --> 18:04.066 align:left position:27.5% line:83% size:62.5% I would ever think would go together, 18:04.066 --> 18:05.466 align:left position:27.5% line:89% size:62.5% but this is incredible. 18:05.466 --> 18:06.566 align:left position:22.5% line:89% size:67.5% Is there maple in here? 18:06.566 --> 18:08.033 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% Yeah, just a little bit of maple for the sweetness 18:08.033 --> 18:09.166 align:left position:17.5% line:89% size:72.5% and it's just super simple. 18:09.166 --> 18:10.700 align:left position:35% line:83% size:55% So basically, make a wild rice milk 18:10.700 --> 18:11.733 align:left position:15% line:89% size:75% out of cooked rice and water. 18:11.733 --> 18:12.633 align:left position:45% line:89% size:45% Okay. 18:12.633 --> 18:13.866 align:left position:15% line:89% size:75% And then we add in the maple 18:13.866 --> 18:15.533 align:left position:30% line:83% size:60% and then we just let it freeze, you know, 18:15.533 --> 18:16.933 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65% and then a little bit of that puffed rice on top. 18:16.933 --> 18:19.566 align:left position:17.5% line:83% size:72.5% [Capri] And the puffed rice adds a nice little crunch. 18:19.566 --> 18:21.000 align:left position:32.5% line:83% size:57.5% [Jeff] Exactly. It's so good. 18:21.000 --> 18:21.900 align:left position:35% line:89% size:55% I love this. 18:21.900 --> 18:23.500 align:left position:27.5% line:83% size:62.5% It does again have that nuttiness 18:23.500 --> 18:25.266 align:left position:12.5% line:89% size:77.5% but that sweet with the maple. 18:25.266 --> 18:26.666 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75% It's like a healthy dessert, basically. 18:26.666 --> 18:27.733 align:left position:45% line:89% size:45% Yeah. 18:27.733 --> 18:28.766 align:left position:20% line:89% size:70% And that's all Minnesota. 18:28.766 --> 18:30.000 align:left position:22.5% line:89% size:67.5% That's all right here. 18:30.000 --> 18:31.666 align:left position:22.5% line:89% size:67.5% All Minnesota in a cup. 18:31.666 --> 18:33.633 align:left position:45% line:83% size:45% Yeah. Absolutely. 18:33.633 --> 18:38.000 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5% [Capri] From Minnesota in a cup to Minnesota on a stick. 18:41.200 --> 18:43.800 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% The Minnesota State Fair is renowned as the place 18:43.800 --> 18:46.766 align:left position:17.5% line:83% size:72.5% to eat any and everything the state is known for, 18:46.766 --> 18:48.466 align:left position:22.5% line:89% size:67.5% oftentimes on a stick. 18:51.566 --> 18:53.433 align:left position:32.5% line:83% size:57.5% But the great Minnesota Get Together 18:53.433 --> 18:54.666 align:left position:30% line:89% size:60% as it's called, 18:54.666 --> 18:57.933 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75% truly embodies the cultural and agricultural spirit 18:57.933 --> 18:59.300 align:left position:32.5% line:83% size:57.5% and traditions of this place. 19:03.933 --> 19:05.866 align:left position:17.5% line:83% size:72.5% And who better to educate on these matters 19:05.866 --> 19:07.966 align:left position:17.5% line:83% size:72.5% then the unofficial mayor of the Fair, 19:07.966 --> 19:12.433 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5% culinary anthropologist, chef, and proud adopted Minnesotan, 19:12.433 --> 19:13.933 align:left position:32.5% line:89% size:57.5% Andrew Zimmer. 19:13.933 --> 19:15.666 align:left position:32.5% line:83% size:57.5% Fairs are like my natural habitat 19:15.666 --> 19:17.766 align:left position:20% line:89% size:70% but there is nothing like 19:17.766 --> 19:20.066 align:left position:40% line:83% size:50% the great Minnesota Get Together, 19:20.066 --> 19:21.566 align:left position:20% line:89% size:70% the Minnesota State Fair. 19:21.566 --> 19:24.033 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% I honestly think it's the greatest single cultural event 19:24.033 --> 19:25.533 align:left position:20% line:89% size:70% of any kind in the world. 19:25.533 --> 19:28.533 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% -That's a big statement. -I've been to a lot of them. 19:28.533 --> 19:30.566 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65% I'm not sure anything so represents 19:30.566 --> 19:33.433 align:left position:27.5% line:83% size:62.5% a people's history, place, and culture 19:33.433 --> 19:37.700 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75% and is also as much fun then with as many things to do 19:37.700 --> 19:39.833 align:left position:27.5% line:83% size:62.5% and the whole state comes by the way. 19:39.833 --> 19:41.300 align:left position:35% line:83% size:55% It's not just pockets of the state. 19:41.300 --> 19:43.366 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5% Over the course of the ten days that it's open, 19:43.366 --> 19:45.066 align:left position:17.5% line:89% size:72.5% the entire state will come. 19:45.066 --> 19:47.300 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% Well, because people wait all year round to come 19:47.300 --> 19:49.600 align:left position:35% line:83% size:55% and they want to eat those certain things 19:49.600 --> 19:51.566 align:left position:35% line:83% size:55% that they can only get once a year 19:51.566 --> 19:53.500 align:left position:42.5% line:83% size:47.5% here at the Minnesota State Fair. 19:53.500 --> 19:55.733 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% And I've noticed since I've been here in Minnesota 19:55.733 --> 19:59.233 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5% that wild rice is so important to this community, 19:59.233 --> 20:00.933 align:left position:30% line:83% size:60% to this culture, to this state, 20:00.933 --> 20:04.566 align:left position:17.5% line:83% size:72.5% and so I have to think that there's got to be some place 20:04.566 --> 20:05.866 align:left position:15% line:89% size:75% to have wild rice here right. 20:05.866 --> 20:07.066 align:left position:30% line:89% size:60% We have a couple. 20:07.066 --> 20:08.933 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5% One of which, the place called Giggle's Campfire Grill. 20:13.100 --> 20:17.066 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75% They have a walleye wild rice cake that I want you to try. 20:27.166 --> 20:29.166 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65% Thanks for taking me to Giggle's. 20:29.166 --> 20:33.300 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75% Well sure it's, it's sort of become a more modern institution 20:33.300 --> 20:38.200 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75% serving traditional Minnesota food items including wild game, 20:38.200 --> 20:41.166 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% walleye or state fish, wild rice cakes, 20:41.166 --> 20:42.333 align:left position:30% line:89% size:60% things like that. 20:42.333 --> 20:44.400 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% And it's grown into one of the biggest food booths 20:44.400 --> 20:45.533 align:left position:27.5% line:89% size:62.5% at the State Fair. 20:45.533 --> 20:47.200 align:left position:37.5% line:77% size:52.5% -It's huge. -It's really an incredible thing. 20:48.433 --> 20:50.966 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% Walleye is the official state fish in Minnesota. 20:50.966 --> 20:52.100 align:left position:25% line:89% size:65% That's exactly right. 20:52.100 --> 20:55.600 align:left position:17.5% line:83% size:72.5% So, we have the state fish and we have wild rice, 20:55.600 --> 20:56.566 align:left position:25% line:89% size:65% what else is in here? 20:56.566 --> 20:57.866 align:left position:27.5% line:89% size:62.5% It's a smart move. 20:57.866 --> 21:02.400 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% You know bread crumbs, eggs, green and red pepper. 21:02.400 --> 21:04.466 align:left position:40% line:89% size:50% Oh, yeah. 21:04.466 --> 21:05.600 align:left position:25% line:89% size:65% The John D. Campfire. 21:05.600 --> 21:08.000 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% Speaking of it, it has a little bit of smoke to it. 21:08.000 --> 21:09.733 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5% -Little smoky, little mustardy. -Yes. 21:09.733 --> 21:11.833 align:left position:32.5% line:83% size:57.5% I love it with a squeeze of lemon. 21:11.833 --> 21:13.033 align:left position:35% line:89% size:55% I mean look, 21:13.033 --> 21:15.933 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75% honoring Minnesota's two most traditional ingredients, 21:15.933 --> 21:19.366 align:left position:27.5% line:83% size:62.5% our state fish and the foundational element 21:19.366 --> 21:24.933 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% of why people first came to this land of 10,000 lakes, 21:24.933 --> 21:27.533 align:left position:25% line:89% size:65% land of many waters. 21:27.533 --> 21:31.900 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65% In the history of our first peoples, 21:31.900 --> 21:33.233 align:left position:27.5% line:83% size:62.5% tribal groups were looking for food, 21:33.233 --> 21:35.066 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65% and they came across these incredible lakes 21:35.066 --> 21:38.566 align:left position:30% line:83% size:60% that were filled with fish and endless, 21:38.566 --> 21:40.133 align:left position:17.5% line:89% size:72.5% what appeared to be oceans, 21:40.133 --> 21:42.566 align:left position:27.5% line:83% size:62.5% of what we now know as wild rice. 21:42.566 --> 21:45.500 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% I loved the history that you've been telling me about. 21:45.500 --> 21:47.600 align:left position:32.5% line:83% size:57.5% And the history of the State Fair. 21:47.600 --> 21:49.466 align:left position:27.5% line:83% size:62.5% It's been going on for a really long time, right? 21:49.466 --> 21:51.966 align:left position:22.5% line:89% size:67.5% Yeah, almost 160 years. 21:51.966 --> 21:54.366 align:left position:27.5% line:83% size:62.5% We have a building, the Hamlin Dining Hall, 21:54.366 --> 21:57.900 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5% that's been serving fair goers for 125 years, 21:57.900 --> 22:01.300 align:left position:32.5% line:83% size:57.5% they also have a wild rice item down there 22:01.300 --> 22:02.533 align:left position:15% line:89% size:75% that I think you should try. 22:02.533 --> 22:03.900 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65% Well, you absolutely have to take me there. 22:03.900 --> 22:04.933 align:left position:30% line:83% size:60% -Let's get going. -All right. 22:11.200 --> 22:13.300 align:left position:27.5% line:83% size:62.5% So, I think you're really going to like this. 22:14.800 --> 22:16.833 align:left position:45% line:83% size:45% Wow! You are right. 22:16.833 --> 22:18.200 align:left position:32.5% line:89% size:57.5% [Andrew] Yeah. 22:18.200 --> 22:20.466 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65% This is food the way it's supposed to be cooked. 22:20.466 --> 22:21.666 align:left position:35% line:89% size:55% Well clearly. 22:21.666 --> 22:22.933 align:left position:12.5% line:89% size:77.5% It's an incredible experience. 22:22.933 --> 22:25.566 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% And when you talk about something that merges history 22:25.566 --> 22:29.800 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5% and Minnesota's greatest foods, our traditions, 22:29.800 --> 22:31.666 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% you know, here you have a Swedish meatball. 22:31.666 --> 22:34.866 align:left position:17.5% line:83% size:72.5% And the largest immigration wave in the early years, 22:34.866 --> 22:39.033 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% the foundation of our state, was from the Scandinavian countries. 22:39.033 --> 22:41.500 align:left position:27.5% line:83% size:62.5% This year is their 125th anniversary. 22:41.500 --> 22:43.533 align:left position:35% line:83% size:55% -Incredible. -They're into their 126th year. 22:43.533 --> 22:44.966 align:left position:20% line:89% size:70% It's an incredible thing. 22:44.966 --> 22:49.533 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75% And you can see if you squint what it was like 100 years ago. 22:49.533 --> 22:52.800 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5% Where members of a congregation would come down, 22:52.800 --> 22:55.866 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75% take a space, and feed people breakfast, lunch and dinner. 22:55.866 --> 22:59.600 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% And this is their Swedish wild rice meatball 22:59.600 --> 23:01.733 align:left position:22.5% line:89% size:67.5% with Lingonberry sauce. 23:01.733 --> 23:05.100 align:left position:22.5% line:89% size:67.5% Not only do they have-- 23:05.100 --> 23:07.000 align:left position:12.5% line:89% size:77.5% I see there's cranberry inside. 23:07.000 --> 23:09.666 align:left position:20% line:89% size:70% Yes, it's exactly right. 23:09.666 --> 23:11.433 align:left position:42.5% line:89% size:47.5% And... 23:11.433 --> 23:12.600 align:left position:40% line:89% size:50% Oh, wow. 23:14.400 --> 23:16.766 align:left position:15% line:89% size:75% Like, that tastes like home. 23:16.766 --> 23:18.533 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65% I don't know how else to like, describe it. 23:18.533 --> 23:19.633 align:left position:15% line:89% size:75% That is what it tastes like. 23:19.633 --> 23:20.766 align:left position:25% line:89% size:65% It tastes like home. 23:20.766 --> 23:23.733 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75% You can tell love and history is in every bite. 23:23.733 --> 23:25.866 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75% [Andrew] This is comfort food at its best. 23:25.866 --> 23:27.600 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65% Someone's grandmother is actually back there-- 23:27.600 --> 23:28.733 align:left position:27.5% line:89% size:62.5% [Capri] Absolutely. 23:28.733 --> 23:29.966 align:left position:12.5% line:89% size:77.5% [Andrew] --making these by hand 23:29.966 --> 23:33.266 align:left position:27.5% line:83% size:62.5% to the same recipe that they've been using forever. 23:33.266 --> 23:35.033 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% They may change things that go in there, 23:35.033 --> 23:37.566 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65% but imagine a version of the Swedish meatball 23:37.566 --> 23:41.233 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% was made 125 years ago when they opened. 23:41.233 --> 23:46.400 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75% You know, what's fascinating to me as a food anthropologist, 23:46.400 --> 23:49.433 align:left position:32.5% line:83% size:57.5% food historian, food culture geek, 23:49.433 --> 23:51.333 align:left position:20% line:89% size:70% Wild rice, in my opinion, 23:51.333 --> 23:54.166 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65% our existential food here in Minnesota 23:54.166 --> 23:56.366 align:left position:27.5% line:83% size:62.5% our favorite foods are disappearing 23:56.366 --> 23:58.400 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65% because of the global climate crisis, 23:58.400 --> 24:01.800 align:left position:30% line:83% size:60% and I think this is a part of that. 24:01.800 --> 24:03.833 align:left position:27.5% line:83% size:62.5% The true wild rice and the pleasures of it 24:03.833 --> 24:05.633 align:left position:12.5% line:89% size:77.5% keep shrinking and diminishing. 24:05.966 --> 24:08.266 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75% [Capri] And while a man-made version of wild rice 24:08.266 --> 24:10.400 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65% that's been created for commercial production 24:10.400 --> 24:12.300 align:left position:17.5% line:89% size:72.5% is easy to find nowadays, 24:12.300 --> 24:14.400 align:left position:27.5% line:83% size:62.5% it's not the same as true wild rice. 24:14.400 --> 24:15.966 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% [Andrew] It's probably the most treasured food 24:15.966 --> 24:17.200 align:left position:17.5% line:89% size:72.5% that I have in my cupboard, 24:17.200 --> 24:19.366 align:left position:17.5% line:83% size:72.5% and I share it with people who really love food 24:19.366 --> 24:22.433 align:left position:27.5% line:83% size:62.5% and it leaves them almost breathless. 24:22.433 --> 24:24.900 align:left position:27.5% line:83% size:62.5% It's nutty and has a deeper, richer flavor. 24:24.900 --> 24:27.800 align:left position:17.5% line:83% size:72.5% -It's so exquisitely nutty. -I've noticed that. 24:27.800 --> 24:30.933 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65% And I think it's one of our most freshest food stuffs 24:30.933 --> 24:33.233 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% and yet it's missing from almost 24:33.233 --> 24:36.466 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65% all those great lists of great global foods 24:36.466 --> 24:40.733 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% because it's only grown in a very small geographic area. 24:40.733 --> 24:42.733 align:left position:32.5% line:83% size:57.5% And you combine the laborious nature 24:42.733 --> 24:44.600 align:left position:12.5% line:89% size:77.5% of trying to get that wild rice 24:44.600 --> 24:46.800 align:left position:27.5% line:83% size:62.5% with the fact that there's a finite amount, 24:46.800 --> 24:49.400 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% and it really has become probably a wonder of the world. 24:49.400 --> 24:51.066 align:left position:17.5% line:89% size:72.5% I hope it never goes away. 24:51.066 --> 24:54.233 align:left position:35% line:83% size:55% And it's why I endorse things like this. 24:54.233 --> 24:57.066 align:left position:17.5% line:83% size:72.5% But as long as we can keep the love alive for this, 24:57.066 --> 24:58.933 align:left position:22.5% line:89% size:67.5% then we have a chance. 24:58.933 --> 25:00.300 align:left position:30% line:83% size:60% People will fight for it to continue. 25:00.300 --> 25:02.166 align:left position:15% line:89% size:75% Then we have a chance, right? 25:02.166 --> 25:03.300 align:left position:35% line:89% size:55% That's right. 25:04.500 --> 25:06.566 align:left position:22.5% line:89% size:67.5% See the way that moves. 25:06.566 --> 25:09.333 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% If the gravy doesn't move like that on your potatoes, 25:09.333 --> 25:11.000 align:left position:30% line:83% size:60% did a grandmother really make it? 25:11.000 --> 25:12.633 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% -I mean, obviously not. -Not. 25:12.633 --> 25:13.700 align:left position:32.5% line:83% size:57.5% Obviously not. I'm going to get in there. 25:13.700 --> 25:14.933 align:left position:30% line:83% size:60% -Thanks, grandma. -Seriously. 25:14.933 --> 25:16.033 align:left position:30% line:89% size:60% Thanks, grandma. 25:16.033 --> 25:17.033 align:left position:45% line:89% size:45% Wow! 25:19.100 --> 25:21.066 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% [Capri] While man-made, bioengineered food 25:21.066 --> 25:24.000 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% like cultivated rice, is a constant reminder 25:24.000 --> 25:25.800 align:left position:42.5% line:83% size:47.5% of our technological capacity 25:25.800 --> 25:27.533 align:left position:12.5% line:89% size:77.5% and relentless advancement... 25:27.533 --> 25:30.700 align:left position:30% line:83% size:60% ...and while our planet's ecosystems 25:30.700 --> 25:32.733 align:left position:27.5% line:83% size:62.5% continue to evolve in uncertain ways... 25:36.733 --> 25:38.066 align:left position:17.5% line:5% size:72.5% ...there's a true harmony 25:38.066 --> 25:41.466 align:left position:17.5% line:5% size:72.5% in preserving and reviving   the simple and sacred practices 25:41.466 --> 25:42.966 align:left position:30% line:5% size:60% that have passed through generations. 25:45.666 --> 25:48.000 align:left position:15% line:5% size:75% To harvest, honor, and share 25:48.000 --> 25:50.366 align:left position:22.5% line:5% size:67.5% one of Mother Nature's rarest culinary gifts. 25:52.100 --> 25:53.433 align:left position:15% line:5% size:75% But why take my word for it, 25:55.566 --> 25:57.733 align:left position:27.5% line:5% size:62.5% when you can come experience it for yourself. 25:59.933 --> 26:02.733 align:left position:22.5% line:5% size:67.5% America The Bountiful is waiting for you and me. 26:06.266 --> 26:09.600 align:left position:17.5% line:83% size:72.5% For more information visit Americathebountifulshow.com. 26:14.300 --> 26:15.966 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75% [announcer] America's farmers have nourished us 26:15.966 --> 26:17.333 align:left position:30% line:89% size:60% for generations, 26:17.333 --> 26:20.766 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65% but today they face unprecedented challenges. 26:20.766 --> 26:23.500 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% American Farmland Trust works with farmers 26:23.500 --> 26:26.033 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% to help save the land that sustains us. 26:26.033 --> 26:28.800 align:left position:25% line:5% size:65% Together we can work to keep America bountiful.