Gourd group to meet Feb. 9

The Fallbrook Area Gourd Patch will have their first meeting of the new year Feb. 9 at 10 a.m. at Clark’s Gourd Farm in Valley Center.

The group, with more than 50 members from the Southern California Area, will have general business, show and tell of handcrafted gourd art, a potluck lunch and a workshop to make name badges.

The group invites newcomers and visitors to join in the fun. For more information or directions to the farm, call (760) 781-3322 or (760) 749-9410.