Medjool Dates Orlando — Farm-Direct, Shipping Included

We grow Medjool and Zahidi dates on our family farm in Sky Valley, California — in the Coachella Valley, where the great majority of America’s dates are grown. We hand-harvest, pack on the ranch, and ship direct to Orlando.

Pricing — shipping included

Size	Price	Per lb delivered
1 lb	$19	$19.00
2 lb	$29	$14.50
4 lb	$49	$12.25
6 lb	$67	$11.17
10 lb	$102	$10.20
12 lb	$118	$9.83

Nothing is added at checkout. The price you see is the delivered price to Orlando. Worth checking against anyone else you are comparing — most sellers add freight at the end, and on a heavy fruit shipped across the country that is not a rounding error.

We grow these. Zahidi Dates | California-Grown & Farm-Direct | Desert Sun Dates from our family farm in Sky Valley, California — from $19/lb, shipping included. See them →

Order Medjool dates →  ·  Order Zahidi dates →

What “premium” actually means on a date

It is not a regulated term, so here is what we mean by it — and what to ask anyone else who uses it.

• Count per pound. Our jumbo Medjools run roughly 22 to 28 dates per pound. Smaller grades run 30 or more. If a seller will not tell you the count, they are selling you a word.
• Current season. Dates store well, so last year’s crop can legitimately be sold as fresh after months in cold storage. Ask when it was picked.
• Whole and unpitted. The pit comes out with your fingers, and the fruit is handled less on its way to you.
• Nothing added. No glucose syrup coating to fake plumpness, no sulfites, no added sugar. One ingredient.
• Grown, not sourced. These come off our own palms. Plenty of companies selling dates online are repackers with a warehouse — not dishonest, but a different thing, and the price rarely reflects the difference.

We are not certified organic and we do not describe ourselves as organic. We grow without pesticides, which is the narrower and accurate claim.

What we grow

Medjool — large, soft, caramel-sweet. Jumbo grade, 22 to 28 per pound.

Zahidi — golden, semi-dry, firmer and nuttier, and it keeps far longer. Better for baking, chopping and savoury cooking. Very few farms sell it as whole fruit. See our Zahidi vs Medjool comparison.

Barhi — seasonal and limited. Check current availability.

Shipping to Orlando

• Orders leave the farm within 3 business days
• USPS Priority Mail, typically 3 to 4 business days to arrive
• Shipping included in every price to the lower 48 — nothing added at checkout
• We pack and ship every order ourselves from the ranch

Serving Orlando, Winter Park, Kissimmee, Altamonte Springs, Sanford, Lake Mary, Winter Garden, Apopka, Oviedo and across Central Florida.

Bulk and wholesale for Orlando businesses

Restaurants, cafés, bakeries and caterers order by the case: 24 lb at $228, 36 lb at $333, 60 lb at $540 — from $9.00/lb. Call (760) 501-1845.

Bulk and wholesale ordering →

Storing them in Florida

Medjools are high-moisture, and Florida humidity is not their friend. Keep them sealed. A cool cupboard works for a few weeks, but in a Florida summer we would refrigerate them — they keep up to a year chilled, or longer frozen. Zahidis hold up noticeably better because they carry less water.

Common questions

How long does delivery take to Orlando?
Orders leave the farm within 3 business days and arrive by USPS Priority Mail typically 3 to 4 business days after that.

Is shipping really included?
Yes, to the lower 48. Nothing is added at checkout. Alaska and Hawaii are rated at checkout because they genuinely cost more.

Are the dates pitted?
No. Whole and unpitted, which keeps them fresher and means less handling.

Are they organic?
Not certified. We grow without pesticides, which is a narrower claim than certification and the only one we are entitled to make.

Desert Sun Dates is a family farm at 23925 Longvue Rd, Desert Hot Springs, California. We grow, hand-harvest, pack and ship every order ourselves.