Sherck holds a bundle of Amaura upland rice that he grew in 2018. The rice de-huller next to him is used to transform what you see in his hands to the de-hulled rice you see in the bowl.
Photo by Grant Beachy
Upland rice is a strain of rice that John Sherck, owner of Sherck Seeds in Bristol, IN, has found adapts well to the Michiana climate. It doesn’t require a flooded paddy to grow, but it can handle large amounts of water.
