BOISE, Idaho — Garden master Jim Duthie shows us something different that you might want to consider growing next year. Gourds! They’re members of the squash family, and for the most part, people ...

Gourds are plentiful in the autumn -- you'll find them at farm stands, garden centers and grocery stores. Don’t toss your gourds at the end of the season, dry them instead. Dried gourds weigh a few ...

Spicy parwal curry is for those who love bold flavors. The pointed gourds are cooked in a rich gravy of tomatoes, onions, ...

When Deb Brill buys supplies for her hobby, she stands in the middle of a gourd patch where she examines them carefully and envisions the pieces of art she will create. There are numerous gourds of ...

Many vegetable gardeners look for new crops or new varieties of crops they have experience growing to add to their garden. And this is the time of year when gardeners start to think about how they ...

Could the humble gourd one day replace single-use coffee cups? Brooklyn-based architect and designer Jun Aizaki hopes his invention - the HyO-Cup - will do just that. (SOUNDBITE) (English) FOUNDER OF ...

Sitting at the kitchen table this early morning, I see before me nature’s infinite variety in the form of a shallow blue-gray bowl filled with five small gourds. Two of them are entirely the color of ...

I picked up a packet of gourd seeds last spring with the thought that some of the little, colorful things would look great in my fall décor. I imagined tucking them into nooks near pumpkins, by straw ...

Two classes — “Gourd Jewelry” and “Gourd Whimsies! Wall Hangings” — will be offered at the Kickapoo Valley Visitor Center, Saturday, July 12. Gourd Jewelry: Students will be given pieces of gourds to ...