by Nature's Candy | Oct 12, 2017 | Blog, Holiday Ideas
Every year we make the trip to Hood River, OR, for their annual Hood River Harvest Festival. Nestled deep in the Columbia River Gorge, it’s got it all: rolling hills, majestic mountains, amazing people, and a deeply rooted local agrarian culture. Since it’s the end of...
by Nature's Candy | Jun 16, 2017 | Blog, Wellness
Heading into summer, all of us at Naked Dates are looking forward to June 21. It’s the summer solstice, the longest day of the year, and it is also International Yoga Day, pretty much everywhere in the world. Many cultures celebrate the solstice, marking the occasion...
by Nature's Candy | Feb 28, 2017 | Blog, Nutrition
As you may or may not know, in addition to being a date farmer, I teach yoga and have been doing so for many years. Yoga is a big part of our family’s healthy lifestyle, and if I had to pinpoint the one thing that helps to keep me sane in the midst of the constant...
by Nature's Candy | Feb 15, 2017 | Blog
It’s not just a question – it’s an event! 2017 marks the inaugural What’s Growing in Yuma festival, a family-friendly agricultural festival that celebrates our region and what is, by all accounts, the longest growing season in America! With 350 days of sunshine every...
by Nature's Candy | Feb 1, 2017 | Blog
We are a family farm in the truest sense of the word. Kase and I and our children work hard, play hard, run a thriving organic date business and still manage to make time for adventure along the way. Our VW Bus, a Type 2 vintage model from the 70’s, is as much a part...
