To set up a spiritual bath ... It was consumed by chewing on the yerba mate leaves, then using a mate gourd and a small straw ...

The real boon, though, is how easily the "tubes" slide off in clean, easy swipes at the end of the day when you're washing ...

Gourds generally have a skin similar to winter squash and though they're often ornamental, some varieties are edible. F&W's guide to squash and gourds gives you the best chef-inspired recipes ...

Gourds (left) and squash (right) are similar, but one shouldn’t be eaten. / SENEZ/Getty Images; Penpak Ngamsathain/Getty Images As temperatures shift during fall, so do many people’s appetites ...

Contestants in costumes sought to stay afloat while rowing or motoring their enormous gourds. The event capped off this year’s Pumpkinfest, which lasted all weekend and drew thousands to the ...

Perfectly plump in every way! Can you say squash goals? Say hollow to my little friends. Got gourds? Pumped for pumpkins! Grateful for glorious gourds.

His winning gourd came in at 2,471 pounds (1,121 kilograms), falling short of the world record he set last year with a pumpkin weighing 2,749 pounds (1,247 kilograms). The gigantic gourd dwarfed ...

Who doesn’t love the gourd responsible for the sincere pumpkin patch beloved ... They always remind me of the Irish tradition of Jack of the Lantern, usually a hollowed-out turnip, set with a candle ...

Travis Gienger, who nicknamed his prize-winning pumpkin “Rudy,” has been growing gourds for nearly 30 years ... Last year, Gienger’s entry also set a world record for heaviest pumpkin ...

Donor-Advised Funds Support KQED by using your donor-advised fund to make a charitable gift. A new CEO has stepped in to lead Yerba Buena Center for the Arts (YBCA), the embattled San Francisco arts ...