In our experience, the finest quality dates come from a small farm
in California, and we order ours directly from them. They offer a long
list of date varieties, and they are shipped in boxes of 5, 10, 11,
and 15 pounds. Here is a description of The Date People in their own
words:
“We farm 10 acres of dates in the southern California desert. We are
committed to providing the highest quality dates in their most natural
state and at affordable prices. Our fruit is never heated, frozen, or
altered from its natural state in any way.”
“Dates grown on our farm are free from animal based fertilizers.”
This is a very important point: The Date People grow their fruit
veganically.
“They are extremely nutritious, higher in potassium than bananas,
also rich in iron, calcium and vitamins. If you are looking to balance
your acid/alkaline state, dates are more alkaline than almost any other
food.”
Order from:
The Date People
P.O Box 808
Niland, CA 92257
Phone: 760-359-3211 Fax: 760-359-3212
For our photos and descriptions of the 24 varieties of dates that we
have tried, from barhi to zahidi, see:
http://www.all-creatures.org/recipes/i-fruit.html
http://www.all-creatures.org/recipes/i-dates-barhi.html
http://www.all-creatures.org/recipes/i-dates-zahidi.html