Thursday, February 16 is National Almond Day, and Blue Diamond Almonds is paying tribute to the popular nut and all of its benefits.
To celebrate, there will be a state proclamation declaring February 16 as California Almond Day. Blue Diamond Growers is also offering a one-day-only special of 20 percent off all products at the Blue Diamond Nut & Gift Shops in Sacramento, Modesto, and Chico, as well as through its online gift store.
“At Blue Diamond, every day is all about almonds – just as it has been for more than 100 years,” says Alicia Rockwell, chief government affairs officer, Blue Diamond Growers. “On this special day in mid-February, we are pleased to celebrate with other almond lovers this incredible product that is beloved in California and throughout the world.”
Blue Diamond provides the following facts about almonds in celebration of National Almond Day:
- California grows nearly 80 percent of the world’s almonds and is home to 7,600 almond farms, 90 percent being family-owned.
- Blue Diamond’s co-op has more than 3,000 growers.
- Almonds are grown all throughout California’s Central Valley. California’s Mediterranean climate makes for perfect almond-growing conditions.
