husks

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Other forms of Metarhizium are already commonly cultivated around the world on cheap materials like chicken droppings, rice husks and wheat scraps that are readily available after harvest.

From Science Daily • Oct. 27, 2025

It hints at the trend of hedge fund managers buying local publications to drain them until they’re husks of their former selves.

From Salon • Sep. 4, 2025

The guinea pigs, which eat grass hay, vegetables and pellets, were living off of corn husks.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 19, 2025

The company opened its production facility in March, where staff process not cacao beans but carob husks.

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2025

“I filtered the fourth distillation through a mixture of charcoal, eggshells, pecan husks, and coffee grounds. I think I’ll put it up in oak for a while and see what happens.”

From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly