Welcome to the official Website of the Pennsylvania Gourd Society.
The mission of the Pennsylvania Gourd Society is promoting the use of gourds in Pennsylvania, growing different varieties and using them in artistic and functional craft by providing a supportive and educational environment for our members and the community.
Spring PAGS Business Meeting
Saturday, March 16, 2019
Smucker Gourd Farm
10:00AM
The PAGS Business meeting is open for all to attend. and give input to continue to make the Pennsylvania Gourd Society a home for those with a passion for growing and crafting hard-shelled gourds.
Bring a pot luck lunch item to share as well as one of your latest gourd creations for show and tell.
Wear your gourd name tag or pay 25 cents to the Piggy Bank.
Get a first look at the 2019 PA Gourd Gathering workshop descriptions and photos.
Do you have odds and ends crafting items that you are looking to get rid of? Consider donating them to PAGS to be used as part of a PAGS Fundraiser at the 2019 PA Gourd Gathering. Items can be brought to this business meeting!
Smucker Gourd Farm
10:00AM
The PAGS Business meeting is open for all to attend. and give input to continue to make the Pennsylvania Gourd Society a home for those with a passion for growing and crafting hard-shelled gourds.
Bring a pot luck lunch item to share as well as one of your latest gourd creations for show and tell.
Wear your gourd name tag or pay 25 cents to the Piggy Bank.
Get a first look at the 2019 PA Gourd Gathering workshop descriptions and photos.
Do you have odds and ends crafting items that you are looking to get rid of? Consider donating them to PAGS to be used as part of a PAGS Fundraiser at the 2019 PA Gourd Gathering. Items can be brought to this business meeting!
Winter hours for the Smucker Gourd Farm
November 1st to March 1st
Mon., Thurs., Fri., and Sat. 8:00-5:00
Tues., Wed., and Sun. Closed
November 1st to March 1st
Mon., Thurs., Fri., and Sat. 8:00-5:00
Tues., Wed., and Sun. Closed
The 2019 Pennsylvania Gourd Gathering will be held June 13-15, 2019 at the Lebanon Valley Expo Center in Lebanon, PA. Are you entering the 2019 Cannon Ball Gourd Challenge? Are you manipulating a gourd for the 2019 PA Jim Story Award Competition? Are you planning on entering a finished piece in the 2019 PA Finished Gourd Competition? Find all the details for these events on the PA Gourd Gathering page.
2019 PAGS Executive Board:
President - Reagan Bitler
Vice President - Claudia Hill
Secretary - Mariellen Hittner
Treasurer - Eloise Stevens
Director - Sue Myers
Director - Darl Cadwallader
Director - Jeanie Dierwechter
PAGS Committee Chairs:
PA Gourd Gathering Chair - Reagan Bitler
Membership Chair - Claudia Hill
Newsletter Editor - Jenn Avery
Librarian - Linda Cancellierre
Historian -
PA Farm Show Chair - Jim and Charlene Anspach
President - Reagan Bitler
Vice President - Claudia Hill
Secretary - Mariellen Hittner
Treasurer - Eloise Stevens
Director - Sue Myers
Director - Darl Cadwallader
Director - Jeanie Dierwechter
PAGS Committee Chairs:
PA Gourd Gathering Chair - Reagan Bitler
Membership Chair - Claudia Hill
Newsletter Editor - Jenn Avery
Librarian - Linda Cancellierre
Historian -
PA Farm Show Chair - Jim and Charlene Anspach