Much #love to everybody involved in putting together the very first #DateHarvestFestival in the city of #Coachella yesterday! 🌴 Had a blast on stage w/ @clarissabitar & @thanksjoey — using music & poetry to tell the story of these mighty #datepalms that have roots in the #MiddleEast, & now stand tall in the #California #desert sun. 🌞 Thank you to all the families who came out & celebrated, the chefs who came out & demonstrated, & the #FerrisWheel operators who kept us elevated. 🎡 Thank you to my lovely sister @rchakaki for showcasing her beautiful range of @mintandlaurel natural soaps (made in #Syria) — #JibranAbdullatif’s favorite was the Kassab Bay Leaf by the way. 🍃 Thank you to all the growers / vendors for sharing the delicious #fruits of their labor — especially the good ppl of @aziz.farms who blew my mind w/ their #RedBarhiDate. 🤯 There is something very comforting about the fact that I’m a 2-hour drive away from the largest date-producing region in the Western Hemisphere, & I look forward to celebrating these botanical cousins of mine (& the #farmers who look after them) for years to come! 🌴 @dateharvestfest https://www.instagram.com/p/B4tliReh8Iz/?igshid=11u2umqdz5lxr