Dates: An Ancient Fruit and Its Nutritional Value
My guest expounds on the history, the influence on Hollywood, not to mention the health benefits of this little superfruit. And how it came to be grown in the Coachella Valley producing 90% in this country, making it a perfect grab an on-the-go snack.
Dates have been a staple food in the Middle East for thousands of years, cultivated in Mesopotamia and Egypt as early at 4000 BCE. While there are some 600 varieties of dates throughout the world, only a few are grown in the Greater Palm Springs area.
This region in California, also known by many as the Californian Sahara, has the ideal climate…
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