The Origin of Our Species: How Grains and Grasses Fed (and Still Feed) Humankind David George Haskell In Praise of a Versatile, Life-Giving Plant As I walk through the broomsedge in June, dozens of grasshoppers clatter away with every footstep. Bees and wasps wing past, leafhoppers spring, and beetles scurry for cover. This productivity is why so many birds depend on grasslands for their breeding ...