Fantastic Gourds!
The $62.58 FREE Gifts* Are Going Fast–Place Your Order Now!
Or Join Us for Opening Day this Saturday, March 7th, 2009
for Incredible Prices and Selection (see below)!
Each online or phone order that totals at least $49 comes with a FREE gift of 21 beautiful, “baby” gourds (under 2 inches in diameter), all cleaned and craft ready. A $62.58 value!
To get your gift, be sure to enter coupon code FG2609 during check out, 
and remember, you will NOT see the free gift appear in your cart but as long as your code is entered it will be included in your order!
Pictured right, this beautiful gourd kachina doll by Pamela Redhawk is a stunning example of what is possible using the tiny gourds in your FREE gift.
(The kachina is adorned with tiny gourds hanging from her garments, a miniature gourd purse, and a fantastic array of miniature gourd pots at her base, all replicas of Pam’s full size art pieces!)
To get your $62.58 gift with purchase of $49 or more, order online now — click here!
Join Us THIS SATURDAY, March 7th, 2009 for Opening Day at the Farm!
Opening Day is the first day the new crop of gourds is available for purchase at the farm and is an opportunity like no other!
Not only will you find incredible gourds not available through mail order at rock bottom prices, 
you’ll also receive a FREE gift* valued at $20.86 when you purchase $25 or more in gourds!
Looking for bottle gourds to make Ipu drums? These special Ipu gourds always sell out fast so NOW is the time to come to the farm and select the gourds you need!
Specialty Shapes In Short Supply at the Farm — Don’t Miss Out!
Every year we get a small number of specialty shapes that are the result of cross pollination in the fields.
These gourds are pure products of Mother Nature and nothing we planned for 
or could duplicate if we tried. Some are so spectacular they could be left as is and displayed as works of art in their own right!
Because each one is so unique and because there are so few of them, these gourds are not available on our web site or through mail order, and they are always the first to sell out at the farm.
Also very popular and in extremely short supply this year (and therefore not available on our web site) are the apple gourd, egg gourd, and people gourd (pictured right).
Pictured left, “Spirit Doll” by Kathy Riker, created using a people gourd. (If you ever have the opportunity to take Kathy’s Spirit Doll class, it is a fantastic class and an opportunity not to be missed!)
Egg gourds are another popular shape, great for making ornaments (see photo, right) and more delicate projects. The shells are thinner on these gourds, but their near-perfect, egg shape makes them a favorite among gourders.
Other rare gourds include the maranka gourd, the zucca gourd, the sculpture gourd, and the warty gourd.
Warty gourds, along with apple and maranka gourds, have amazingly dense shells so they take colors and finishes differently than other gourds.
One of the reasons they are so popular is the heavy shell can be waxed and polished to a very high shine, making any colors applied to the gourd appear deeper and more brilliant than normal.
Zucca gourds are prized for their large form and unique shape, and although thinner in shell thickness, they are often used to make sculpture pieces and large kachina dolls or figurines. (Pictured right, Phoebe Welburn holds a large zucca gourd.)
Fans of the popular TV series, “Star Trek,” often refer to the maranka gourd as the “Klingon” gourd because its lumpy look is so reminiscent of the facial features on the Klingon characters. These gourds are always popular with our customers!
New this year are a limited number of “basketball gourds” with absolutely incredibly, thick shells! (see photo, below, right) We’d like to take credit for planting these, but yet again it is a shape that came as an unexpected gift from the gourd patch.
The hard, dense shell of these gourds is similar to the apple gourd but they have no ridges or bumps and are strikingly symmetrical and smooth.
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avvy shoppers know to come early for the opportunity to purchase the specialty shape gourds as many of them sell out within the first week.
Got Stems? If you love long and elegant stems on your gourds, you will LOVE the selection of bottle gourds this year, many of which have 
been cut specifically with extra length on the stem!
Pictured right, bottle gourd birdhouse with extra long, fancy stem, by artist, Susan Chuck.
As the year goes on, more and more stems break off as the gourds are shuffled around in the bins, so now is the best time to come to the farm to get gourds with beautiful stems!
Pictured left, pear gourd, cleaned and craft-ready with stem intact.
If you need specialty shapes or Ipu gourds, coming for Opening Day is the best way to ensure you get 
the gourds you need! Remember, all gourd purchases of $25 or more on Opening Day come with a FREE gift valued at $20.86!
Gates open at 9am and close at 4pm. For directions, click here.
*Free gifts for both mail order and farm purchases are one per customer. May not be combined with any other offer.
Last Chance to Get $50.00 Off on Exhibitor Space for the Gourd Art Festival!
This year’s 13th Annual Gourd Art Festival is coming June 27th and 28th, and now is the time to send in your exhibitor application because you’ll save $50.00 just for meeting the early registration deadline of March 7th!
Request your application online now and as long as you get everything mailed by Saturday, March 7th (or you may hand deliver it to us at the Farm on Opening Day) you’ll qualify for the $50 discount on your booth space!
Pictured right, this beautiful vase with leaf design was created by Dianne Connelly, exhibiting artist at the upcoming Gourd Art Festival, June 27th and 28th, 2009!
40635 De Luz Rd.
Fallbrook, CA 92028
Phone: 1-877-420-2613
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