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.
2018 PA Gourd Gathering Online Class Registration closes on Wednesday, June 6th!  Click the button to the right to take you to the online registration form and register for your classes today.
Access the full 2018 PAGS Calendar in list form here!

PAGS Summer Workshop - Saturday, July 14, 2018
Levi Stoltzfus Gourd Farm
Landisville, Rd.
​Manheim, PA

Click on the PA Gourd Gathering Tab at the top of the page to find all the latest updates for the 2018 PA Gourd Gathering.  Are you entering the 2018 Apple Gourd Challenge?  Are you manipulating a gourd for the 2018 PA Jim Story Award Competition?  Find all the details for these two events on the PA Gourd Gathering page.

Thank you to our 2018 Silent Auction/Raffle Donors and Sponsors:
Fox Chapel Publishing
Blue Whale Arts
Nedra Denison Pyrography
Razor Tip 
Fire Mountain Gems
The Pod Lady/Betsey Sloan
Welburn Gourds
2017-2018 PAGS Executive Board:

President - Reagan Bitler
Vice President - Claudia Hill
Secretary - Mariellen Hittner
Treasurer - Sue Myers
Director - Sue Pekala
Director - Eloise Stevens
Director - Jeanie Dierwechter



PAGS Committee Chairs:

PA Gourd Gathering Chair - Reagan Bitler
Membership Chair - Claudia Hill
Newsletter Editor -
Librarian - Linda Cancellierre
Historian -
PA Farm Show Chair - Sue Pekala