Since I'm from Minnesota, I stuff my turkey with, yes, wild rice the state grain.

NPR: Wild Things Thanksgiving

As for cross-breeding, Mother Nature had done it first, cross-pollinating different wild grasses until they produced a grain that could eventually expand into modern bread.

ECONOMIST: Norman Borlaug

Sitting at room temperature, wild yeasts in the air and on the grain settle into the mix.

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