Barb Barton harvests and sells wild food such as wild rice, wild mushrooms, maple sugar, wild fruit jellies, and wild nut butters at her business, Where the Wild Foods Grow, located in Lansing, Michigan. Reporter Kelly van Frankenhuyzen spoke with her about traditional rice harvesting and the importance of wild food.

Photo: Barb Barton, taken by Rob Curtner.

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