Written by Jason Shopshear, who grows dates in Sky Valley — updated October 2026. People ask us constantly: “what date farms can I actually visit around Palm Springs?”
Sam Cobb Farms sits in Desert Hot Springs — which makes this the closest comparison we’ll ever write, because our own palms grow in Sky Valley, the next community over. Two
San Marcos Date Farm sits on Lin Mar Court in Desert Hot Springs — which makes this a comparison between close neighbors, because our own palms grow in Sky Valley, minutes away.
Desert Mountain Dates is a small grower in our own Coachella Valley — a neighbor, truthfully, in the business of the same desert fruit. People searching the valley’s farms
If you’ve driven the I-10 toward Palm Springs, you know Hadley Fruit Orchards — the Cabazon landmark that’s been feeding road-trippers since 1931, home of the famous
Our grove in Sky Valley — written between harvests by the farmer. If you know someone who claims they don’t like dates, this is the recipe that ends the argument. Bacon-wra
Cómo conservar los dátiles: la regla hermético-y-fresco, tabla de tiempos (despensa, refri, congelador), soluciones para dátiles duros o con azúcar en la superficie — el mé
A date-sweetened pumpkin pie from a California date farm: 12 Medjool dates replace the sugar and condensed milk, the filling sets like the classic, plus Thanksgiving box math.
Dates with gestational diabetes: the real carb numbers (one Medjool ≈ one carb serving), pairing and testing strategies GD moms use, and the honest rule — your dietitian and yo
Can you eat dates while pregnant? Yes — safe whole fruit at every stage, trimester by trimester: early-pregnancy myths, second-trimester fiber, the week-36 research, and the hone