Wild rice used to be raised throughout the US by native peoples. Now that the price of wheat, corn and domestic rice is going steadily up…perhaps it’s time to consider some alternatives in our home and community gardens.
Personally, I think potatoes and wild rice is the way to go. Here’s some info on wild rice:
ftp://ftp-fc.sc.egov.usda.gov/IA/news/WildRice.pdf
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wild_rice
Here is some on potatoes being proposed as a viable substitute for rice in Asia:
