Shields Date Garden

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.