[1] For most people, gourds are for eating, not for making music. In Chinese music, gourds fall into one of the eight categories of instruments and produce some of the most essential sounds in a ...

Like other gourds, the snake gourd is a member of the pumpkin family (Cucurbitaceae) and has seeds similar to its cousin the water melon (Citrullus lanatus), although slightly more eccentric, sporting ...

It’s partnering with Ishpeming’s Partridge Creek Compost to compost unused pumpkins and gourds. Marquette County Conservation District Manager Maddie O’Donnell hopes to free up space in the ...