Yurt For All Occasions

The yurt, raised by Jaime McCrae with the help of family and friends, is a flexible host space for many community classes and events.

Photo: Cornerstone Organics

Curious circular structures are popping up across SD&G, and this one on an organic famr serves as dynamic spaces for like-minded people pop-up events.

By Emma Meldrum

When farmer and massage therapist Jaime MacRae’s husband offered to build her a garage for her practice, she opted for something less conventional—a yurt. The traditional Mongolian structure now has a place of pride on their organic farm in Long Sault and is used for everything: massage sessions, vendor markets, yoga and meditation classes, book clubs and crochet meetups.

“The yurt has taken us from being a small organic family farm to more of a community,” says Jaime.