Host a workshop! - A wonderful way to build a yurt.
Gather your friends and family to help raise your yurt. If needed, I often have a list of interested folks that are eager to help. Usually a group of 8 - 12 people is a good size. Smaller yurts, like the yurt sauna, can make do with a smaller crew. No prior experience is necessary - a willingness to learn is the most important. I have a preference for using hand tools as much as makes sense with power tool use when needed.
The design and the materials list are provided and I am on-site for the duration of the workshop. The host coordinates the materials delivery, food, and lodging (often camping) for the crew.
The size of the yurt determines the length of the workshop - bigger yurts take longer. For example, a standard yurt will typically take 11 workshop days to get the yurt up and roof on.
Email Mike for more info.
The design and the materials list are provided and I am on-site for the duration of the workshop. The host coordinates the materials delivery, food, and lodging (often camping) for the crew.
The size of the yurt determines the length of the workshop - bigger yurts take longer. For example, a standard yurt will typically take 11 workshop days to get the yurt up and roof on.
Email Mike for more info.
Participate in a workshop!
Whether you're thinking about building your own yurt in the future, or you just like working with wood and building things with others - participating in a yurt raising workshop is the best way to learn about Taper-Wall Yurts. No prior experience is necessary, just a willingness to learn. We prioritize the use of hand tools where it makes sense but do selectively use power tools during most (but not all) yurt workshops.
Yurt Workshops on the way:
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Yurt Workshops on the way:
- June 1 - 14, 2022 - A Large Open Pavilion Free-Span Yurt - Spruce Knob, WV at the site of Experience Learning.
- Interested in helping on this yurt? Detailed Description Here. Contact Jackie Lambert - jlambert@experience-learning.org
- July 8 - 21, 2022 - Triple Yurt - three simple 20' yurts at the Greenhorns campus in Pembroke, ME.
- Interested in helping on this build? Contact Alex - office@greenhorns.org
- Fall 2022 - We are in conversation about another large Free-Span Yurt for the fall in Southeast NH - more details to come.
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This is an interview from Smithereen Farm at the end of the 2021 Yurt Sauna workshop. Thanks to The Greenhorns for sharing the footage!
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Custom Family Yurt raising - 2014
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Yurt Sauna Raising - 2021
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Custom 24' Standard Yurt raising - 2019
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In case you missed it on the home page, this timelapse from a Yurt Sauna Workshop with The Greenhorns is worth a watch. It captivates me every time.