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Tell me more about Medjool dates.

Where do dates grow? What recipes can you make with them? How nutritious are they? Here are all the answers:

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Dates grow on trees

Specifically the date palm, which almost never existed in The United States, at all, until 1944, when six Medjool date offshoots were brought to Bard Valley from Morocco.

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They're fresh fruit.

Even though they look like dried fruit, they're not. They're fresh, never dried.

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And versatile.

The best thing dates do is go with other foods. Take any nut, cheese, or meat — add a date — and you have an instant, healthy snack.
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So delicious.

They look funny, but our Medjool dates are soft, chewy and delicious. “Caramel” is what most people think when they bite into one.
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Our very special place.

If you search: “Bard Valley,” you’ll get our website, not a map — because we made up the name to describe our perfect date-growing microclimate at the intersection of Arizona, California and Mexico.
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They have pits.

Medjool dates, and all the other varieties, have pits, not seeds. They’re a stone fruit, like a peach or plum.

But don’t throw them away.

Date pits are edible — just don’t try eating them like a nut; that would be bad. Instead, bake them for an hour at 350º, grind them in your coffee grinder and make a delicious, caffeine-free coffee substitute. Or just crush the pits and steep in hot water for a nice herbal tea.

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