“The two majority crops nowadays in the Coachella Valley are bell peppers and sweet corn, in addition to watermelons, some tomatoes, a little bit of chili peppers, a little bit of eggplant,”

“During the time that we produce, remember there is a window, and a fairly small one, this is the area that produces most of the fresh produce that is distributed throughout the United States and Canada,” Compton said.
It is our supply of high-quality water, and skilled labor, that allows the Coachella Valley to feed the nation.

“After tourism, farming and the ag(riculture) business is the second largest business in the Coachella Valley,” Compton said. Davidi Compton, the Director of Operations for Prime Time International, the largest year-round grower, packer and shipper of multi-colored peppers in the United States.