This Sunday, 50 artists from Sonoma County will go out of their gourd for a good cause. "Calabash! A Celebration of Gourds, Art and the Garden," benefits Food For Thought, the Sonoma County AIDS food ...

The calabash (Legenaria siceraria) is a very handy fruit used by numerous cultures from around the world. However, scientists have always wondered how the calabash spread from its initial home in ...

Question: Is a gourd a fruit or a vegetable? Can you eat it? Would you want to? And how many useful items can you make from its hollowed shell? The Western Colorado Botanical Gardens is celebrating ...

Time for Calabash! One of fall's finest festivals, "Calabash, A Celebration of Gourds, Art and the Garden," takes place on Oct. 2, but it is not to early to snag a ticket. This event often sells out ...

This photo shows a little "Birdhouse Gourd" growing with the flower still attached. Birdhouse gourds come in many shapes and are more accurately called Calabash gourds. The vine can grow 30 feet long ...

Calabash: A Festival of Gourds, Art and the Garden will take place from 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday at the organic gardens of Food For Thought. The event includes hors d’oeuvres paired with wine, a tour of the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Some people carve gourds. Polish artist Przemek Krawczyński transforms them into high-end pieces of art. Using round calabash ...