Stricken by drought and unprecedented high temperatures brought on by the global warming hoax, the future of the humble but beloved date is in doubt.  Already a brown color that is distasteful in anyone’s description of a fruit and rather badly shriveled, it is hardly what one would choose to eat unless stranded in the desert.  Now, even there the date is smaller, harder and rarer.

Native to the deserts of Northern Africa, the date palm grows in oases fed since biblical times by underground springs.  Now the springs are sprung and the date palm is falling on hard times.  This can only mean bad things for the date and those who make their living selling it at exorbitant prices to starving nomads—not to mention what it means to the nomads and lovers of date nut bread.

What’s more, the winds have changed and are no longer favorable for the date palm.  As anyone who has studied the date knows, male and female flowers are produced on separate date palm trees, forcing the trees to pollinate in public to bear fruit. This was once accomplished by the wind, but without what can only be described as palm tree artificial insemination, it now takes multiple “date dates” to produce a date.  Those who care deeply about the date help swab the receptive stigma of the female with the potent pollen of the male.  While this would seem to be embarrassing for the date palm, we have been assured the trees enjoy the process, and many people who travel great distances to participate in the ritual find it extremely self-gratifying as well.

Today we’re happy to report there is hope as an ever growing number of people are becoming aware of the necessity to save the date.

Plan now to be in the Coachella Valley on August first as people from around the globe gather to draw attention to this cause and save the date.  Join hands with date lovers from every continent at the Date Shake Shop in Indio and form what can only be called an International Date Line.

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