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Located at the entrance to the Santa Cruz County Fairgrounds in Watsonville, California, the Codiga Center & Museum is home to our exhibits, research center, archives and gift shop, the “Country Corner.” Come and discover the history of agriculture in this area of the country - including the crops, people, artifacts and farming practices that have made the Pajaro Valley what it is today.

The valley’s unique combination of soils and climates can support over 80 crops, cataloged in the Timeline Exhibit in the Codiga Center & Museum. From potatoes and wheat to lettuce and strawberries, the Central Coast has supplied the world's tables for over 150 years.

Come and enjoy a family outing among the tools, plows, tractors and implements of yesterday’s farming, along with fascinating historical notes! Admission is free, but visitors are asked to help support the work of AHP with a donation of $2 per person.

Local Links

Santa Cruz County Fair Santa Cruz Co. Convention & Visitors' Center
City of Watsonville Pajaro Valley Chamber of Commerce
Gizdich Ranch Monterey Co. Agricultural & Rural Life Museum
Roaring Camp Railroads Pajaro Valley
Historical Association
Museum of Art & History Capitola Museum
Henry Cowell State Park  


 


Current AHP Newsletter
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Day on the Farm
Saturday May 17, 2008
10 AM – 3 PM

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Museum
Docents Needed

The heart of the Agricultural History Project is it volunteers and we are in need of a few more volunteer museum docents.
Link to info.


 
   

Agricultural History Project | 2601 East Lake Avenue, | Watsonville, California

 
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