Before copper and ceramics, people relied on natural containers – such as gourds – to carry water and food. The old- est preserved examples of gourds come from Mexico and Peru. Choctow and Chickasaw ...

Thought to be the first plant ever cultivated, gourds for centuries have provided man with everything from bowls, bottles and storage containers to musical instruments, food and drink. Today the ...

Life has a funny way of working out in turns you might least expect. In Ann Lankford’s case, she was a single mother who decided to rent a house out in the country in 1977. What happened totally ...

The Agriculture Department of Medi-Caps University celebrated the success of its bottle gourd plantation project, with the saplings planted earlier now bearing fruits. A special event was organized to ...