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  • University of California Cooperative Extension - Santa Cruz County website
    Santa Cruz County Cooperative Extension maintains four advisor positions in agriculture and natural resources in the following areas: Environmental Horticulture, Farm Management & Small Farms, Marine Science, and Strawberries & Caneberries. Santa Cruz County is served additionally by several advisors housed in neighboring counties in the following areas: Entomology, Family Nutrition & Education Program (FSNEP), Irrigation and Water Quality/Policy, Livestock & Range Science, Plant Pathology, Pomology, Vegetable Crops & Weed Science, and Viticulture. Sponsors Master Gardener, Master Food Preserver, and Master Food Shopper education.
    Browse related subjects: Agriculture, Food, Gardening, Horticulture, Marine Science, Master Gardener, Nutrition

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Cake Walk

The Cake Walk was a popular dance among plantation slaves and eventually made the transition to minstrel shows. It was a competitive dance for couples which mocked the aristocratic mannerisms of southern plantation owners.

The Cake Walk began as a dance called the Chalk Line Walk, in which couples would ... [More]

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