For over ten thousand years, people have used the calabash (known also as the bottle gourd and formally as Lagenaria siceraria) in all sorts of ways. They’ve eaten it as food. They’ve used it ...

It’s as if Nature had everything all planned out. Are you familiar with the calabash or bottle gourd? These squashes are shaped like flasks. In pre-Columbian times, these gourds were used as ...

"CALABASH! A Celebration of Gourds, Art and Garden" runs from 1 to 5 p.m. at Food For Thought, 6550 Railroad Ave. in Forestville. Some 50 artists, including many who work with gourds, will display ...

is recreating the region's splendid landscape and scenes of local folk activities on the surface of calabash gourds. Cao became fascinated with the traditional craft in which burning joss sticks ...

The calabash, also known as the bottle gourd, is one of the first plants to be cultivated by humans for purposes other than eating. Unlike most fruits, the calabash can be used for a wide variety ...