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the Yuma Valley. The grand finale is the freshly prepared lunch and presentation. Tours are $30, run January through March, 2011 and can be reserved by calling the Yuma Visitors Bureau at 800-293-0071.
After enjoying learning about vegetables, why not switch to another healthy snack grown in the Yuma area… Medjool dates. Originally from Morocco, the Medjool was reserved for royal hosts and other dignitaries. Centuries later, in the 1920’s, disease threatened the existence of the Medjool Date in Morocco. This root disease was destroying all of the Medjool trees. In an effort to save the variety, the Chariff of Morocco gave 11 immature palms to the United States. The United States then quarantined these trees to make certain they did not harbor any of the disease. It is from these 11 palms, that the Medjool Date industry has developed into what it is today.
Several local date companies offer tours, free date shake samples and retail products. Bard Date Company is a progressive leader in the date industry researching, refining, growing and establishing high quality standards for the Medjool Date. Tours are offered October through March on the 3rd Saturday of the month. Take a tour, then stop in for a date shake and pick up a gift basket at Basket Creations
and More. For questions and more information please call 928.341.9966. Imperial Date Gardens, located off S-24 in Bard, CA offers tours explaining how the sweet treat is packaged, processed and picked. Call 760-572-0277. Martha’s Gardens has over 4,000 palms planted
The Peanut Patch offers fresh peanuts, peanut brittle, peanut fudge and other such delicacies. Did you know that peanuts are a vegetable? You will learn all about this legume during your tour of the Peanut Patch, which has become a rich tradition in Southwest Arizona.
Yuma Visitor's Bureau Photo
For tours, call 928.726.6292 or visit
www.thepeanutpatch.com It might be time to eat again. Stop at the Hilton Garden Inn and enjoy their freshly prepared menu items serving Yuma grown ingredients. Try the Southwest Chopped Salad… the local’s favorite. 928.783.1500 And finally, a Yuma agritourism experience would not be complete without visiting Yuma Lettuce Days. This culinary festival will feature Yuma grown products, shippers, growers, farm equipment and educational programs.
on over 100 acres. Visit www. marthasgardensdatefarm. com for more information.
Silvas Farms offers yet another experience. Pick your own blackberries, peaches, tangelos or apples. Crops are usually available in January, February, March, May, June. May is blackberry season and tangelos are usually ready from January to mid- March. For more information, call 928- 446-8706 or visit
www.silvasfarms.com.
Bard Date Company Photo
The event will take place March 11-13, 2011 in the historic downtown area. www.
yumalettucedays.com.
Call the Yuma Visitors Bureau for more information at 800-293-0071.
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