Chapters of the American Gourd Society:

New: starting a Gourdpatch in Minnesota -- We’d like to start a patch in Minnesota. Please contact me if you are interested  -- Mary Marotta  mgmstar@frontiernet.net

Possible new chapters:
        -- Massachusetts: I am a gourd Artisan/Instructor from Massachusetts interested in starting a chapter in Massachusetts.  If interested in helping or becoming a member of a Massachusetts chapter, contact: Jaynie Barnes, jmbsunshine20@yahoo.com
Note -- Maryland -- anyone interested in helping me start a Maryland Gourd Society? Contact me: Nancy Worley, nlworley@comcast.net.
Note -- Oklahoma -- for info about a possible OK chapter -- contact Nicole Willard (nicole@gourdaholic.com)
Note -- Interested in a New England States Chapter??New England Gourders are invited to join an area "Gourd Vine" email link to : inform one another of upcoming opportunities, craft show or gallery appearances of our work, technical questions/comments, and one another's travel plans to gourd festivals. Contact Leah Reed (Epping, NH) to get connected: (603) 679-1961; leah@bluewhalearts.com

See also: The Canadian Gourd Society and the Yugoslav Gourd Lovers Society and "Gourds Downunder"