We visited Shields Date Garden in Indio, California, to have brunch, explore their garden, and browse their store.

Firstly we went to their restaurant, the Café at Shields, for brunch:

I had the Churro Waffle, and Jenn had the Beef Sopes:

There was live music (can’t really see him, but a guy playing a guitar):

After lunch, we explored The Walk, a garden path that winds through the date farm, with biblical statuary:

Ladders formerly used to harvest dates (nowadays they just use cherry pickers):

Then we watched their film about date growing and harvesting in the Romance Theatre (you can watch it on YouTube):

We perused their shop:

We bought a couple of date samplers, plus some Cactus Candy (that we’ve enjoyed elsewhere):

Finally, we got a date shake to share; it was very tasty:

A worthwhile visit in the Palm Springs area.