harvested

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The first commercial crop of pistachios in the U.S. was harvested in 1976, just a few years before the Iranian Revolution.

From Salon • May 6, 2026

The state’s natural salt “licks” had long been harvested by Native Americans, and by 1888 Michigan produced 40% of U.S.-manufactured salt.

From Barron's • May 2, 2026

"Not only were oysters harvested for food from the earliest days of colonization, but the reefs themselves were dredged and the shells crushed and burned to make lime for cement and mortar," she says.

From Science Daily • Apr. 6, 2026

The former broker said ants could also be harvested by gently disturbing the mound and collecting them as they tried to escape.

From BBC • Mar. 28, 2026

The grasses seeded and were harvested by the mice and the winds.

From "My Side of the Mountain" by Jean Craighead George