But there's a tremendous difference nutritionally between prairie grass and highly selected wheat with its' abnormally high gluten content. Are the seeds of prairie grass edible? I wouldn't think so... John Pavao ---------- > Without farming, there are no "amber waves of grain" that I know of. > Bill Prairie grass! Being a 13th generation mid-westerner, I know my ancestors had to deal with getting rid of it in order to farm. The lack of prairie grass EXTENSIVE root system contributed to the depression period dust bowl.