The evolution of African calabash carving sees traditional designs merge with modern aesthetics. Artisans now incorporate ...

For more than 50 years, Ama H’Loan has quietly preserved the cultural soul of his village, holding together traditions at risk of fading amid modern change.

Learn how to turn a dried gourd into a beautiful and functional birdhouse. This simple DIY project shows how to clean, cut, and prepare the gourd, then add a hanging hole and finishing touches to make ...

The hold craft beer has had on the alcohol beverage industry in Canada is dying down and possibly drying up. The 2010s saw a thirst for small batch brews that couldn’t be quenched, but now, a changing ...

Walking through the bustling markets in autumn, the gourd harvest season in Dongchangfu district of Liaocheng, Shandong province, one is greeted by a vivid display of the fruit in various shapes and ...

Bitter gourd, or karela, offers significant health advantages, including blood sugar regulation and immunity boost. Despite its bitterness, several simple techniques like salting, sun-drying, and ...

Mac Condill shows ciLiving host, Jaclyn Friedlander how to split open gourds by dropping them on the ground In this video, we demonstrate an easy and natural method to split open gourds by simply ...

DELAWARE — The Ohio Gourd Society’s annual Gourd Show returns to the Delaware County Fairgrounds the first weekend in October. The event, which runs Oct. 3-5, marks 62 years of unique gourd art, ...

Among the more than 160 juried artists who were in attendance at this year’s Willoughby ArtsFest, Mary Hegarty was most likely the only artist to bring artwork made out of gourds. The annual ArtsFest ...