oats
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A few handfuls of oats, pistachios or pecans, butter, maple syrup.
From Salon • Mar. 17, 2026
Williamson's farm, on which he grows a variety of crops including wheat, barley, and oats, has been "fortunate," as like many arable farms, they bought most of the fertiliser needed for this season last year.
From BBC • Mar. 16, 2026
Others like Iowa-based Aaron Lehman, who grows corn, soybeans and oats, fret about the autumn planting season.
From Barron's • Mar. 10, 2026
While the ex-love of my life was back with her ex-beau in Michigan enjoying Mackinac Island fudge, I was ready to bury all regret and rethink my vow over a fruitless bowl of steel-cut oats.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 6, 2026
“After we start planting, there’s no time for sugaring. You plant oats early and you get oats; you plant ’em late and you get nothing but chaff.”
From "Miracles on Maple Hill" by Virginia Sorensen
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