PERU – Most people use gourds for fall decorations or crafting. Not Ron Luginbill. Give the 72-year-old Peru resident a gourd, and a few weeks later, he'll have turned it into an exquisitely crafted, ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Little ghouls and goblins everywhere are likely already excited for the arrival of Halloween! There's ...

Bharwa Karela Recipe: Most offices are closed on Saturday. Holidays can also be called days of requests. People enjoying their holidays at home request their favorite dishes. A hot and tasty lunch or ...

The 50 or so members of the Old Pueblo Gourd Patch don't reserve carving a hard-skinned vegetable for the Halloween season. These folks carve, paint and decorate gourds all year round, selling them at ...

When the locals leave their homes to work in nearby tea plantations in Nandi, Sally Lagat sits outside her house where she meticulously decorates calabashes every day. For her passionate dedication ...

INDEPENDENCE, Mo. -- She's known as The Gourd Lady and, no, she doesn't don a costume made of dried fruit -- although she did wear a costume when she gave living history seminars at Missouri Town.

Gourds are one of the most interesting and easy vegetables to grow in your yard. They are one of the oldest-known crops to be cultivated and have been used since prehistoric times as water containers, ...