Date growers hope to turn desert green as new lab opens

Plant scientists at a world-leading firm that grows date palms in the UK are helping to turn an Indian desert green as they ...
Phoenix New Times

Fall is date season in Phoenix. One local partnership champions rare varieties of the fruit

Across the country, fall ushers in flavors of pumpkins, apples and pears. In Arizona, it’s time for dates. This harvest season, Sphinx Date Co. Palm & Pantry and Arizona State University’s Polytechnic ...
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Date Palm Time-lapse | 1.5 YEARS

In this video, we present part 2 of the Date Palm project. The date palm, scientifically known as Phoenix dactylifera, is cultivated for its sweet fruit, dates, which are widely grown across northern ...
Arizona State Press

How ASU grew the largest collection of Date Palms in the U.S.

The ASU Tempe campus is a designated arboretum that is meant to be an oasis for plants from around the world, including the date palms that line the sidewalks on campus. ASU is home to the largest ...
Los Angeles Times

You need to eat dates in the Coachella Valley right now

Before all the windmill tours, pool parties and bangle-wearing festival-goers arrived, the wickedly dry and strikingly beautiful Coachella Valley caught the eye of a very different type of visitor: ...
Forbes

Searching For The Best Date Shake In Palm Springs

Get ready for a brain freeze as we do a deep dive on one of the most beloved signature treats in the Coachella Valley. Yes, the rest of the country might be super chilly right now, but in the desert, ...
Eater

In West Bengal, Date Palm Jaggery Is a Winter Delicacy. It’s Also in Danger of Extinction.

It’s 3 a.m. in Nimpith, a tiny town in the eastern Indian state of West Bengal. Sixty-one-year-old Chuno Mistry heads towards a row of wild date palm trees. Mistry is a shuli, or date palm tree tapper ...