Series: Floral Essence #7 Feather Grasses

Feather Grasses, like these near Sergeyevka, Kazakhstan, have grown for millennia in the thin topsoil of the Steppes; some varieties are now scarce or endangered species. The Steppes were covered in this ideal pasturage prior to the Soviets’ misguided Virgin Land Reclamation policy of the 1950s, under which nearly 25 million hectares (approximately 62 million acres) of the northern Steppes were plowed to plant wheat.

The feather grasses provide nutrition for horses, cattle, sheep and goats, ensuring a sustainable food source for nomads.

The sea of grasses move in waves with the wind, nurturing a soul that’s living in relationship with nature.

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