The latest news from Groovyyurts
Spring 2010 special :although the spring special is over, we still offer some interesting conditions for our next delivery tour in May (check here).Our new "Go NoMad" tour will see us delivering yurts as far as the Yukon and California this year. make sure you order in time! Our 2010 delivery tour will bring us as far as the Yukon this time. No limits for Groovyyurts!
New Website is coming... soon! Our actual website which served us well since 2004 is out of date. It will soon be replaced by a new one, much clearer and fun and a completely new branding. Hang on...!
Zuud in Mongolia : This winter 2009 - 2010, Mongolia is again experiencing an extremely harsh winter, the zuud, a huge catastrophy for Mongolian herders. Already 2.5 million cattle have been lost. Aid is now arriving from China and Russia, but unfortunately too late. The biggest problem will appear later this Spring and Summer, when the tragedy will have been forgotten by the media and when many of the nomads who will have lost their cattle will start to move to the cities. A new wave of rural exodus is to be expected.
A lot of people are asking us how they can help. Right now there's not much we can do as the urgent aid is taken care of by bigger organizations like the UN. Your help will be really useful later on in the Summer. Please send us an e-mail NOW if you want to help. We will be identifying nomads, or small local organizations, who will be able to help directly the nomads to remain on their land, for example by helping them buying some livestock. As soon as we have identified a valuable project, we'll send you an e-mail with a call to action and more details.
Groovyyurts on the air: listen to Danielle Nerman's report in Calgary and Mongolia on CBC Radio One's Homestretch, 14th January 2009 or on the Ottawa CBC morning show Friday Jan. 22nd between 6:30 and 7am. Danielle reports about Groovyyurts door to door yurt deliveries in North America, as well as our partner's traditions of building yurts, right from the middle of Mongolia.
Groovyyurts on TV : and again on TV for Groovyyurts... and again in French in Radio Canada's "C'est ça la Vie" - click here to view it!
Previous show "Une heure sur Terre" is also still on-line and shows a little more where teh Groovyyurts come from... here to view it!
New insulated and transportable yurt platform: Here' it is finally!!! The ultimate movable yurt floor, developed in cooperation with Insulfloor in Quebec, is insulated, easy to transport, easy to assemble and so rigid that you can even use it directly on the ground without subframe. For a limited time, we offer these yurt floors at an attractive launch price. Download more info in pdf here... and click on the pictures to enlarge.
Windows: Mongolians don't use windows in their gers. In order to respect shape and traditions, but to maximize the light, we include as a standard in our yurts a double french door frame behind the main door and the toono (top dome) is fitted on it's front half with basic
window frames covered with vinyl. As an option we now offer a clear vinyl top cap that covers the toono completely and yurt windows that can be fitted in the canvas even after the yurt has been installed. We also sell mosquito nets and have many spare parts in stock! Download more info in pdf here...
Groovyyurts' 3rd annual nomad delivery tour, lasted15'000km (almost 10'000miles) and saw our little team cross 19 Canadian provinces and US states delivering yurts and presenting yurt workshops. A good test drive for our new 50' delivery and presentation trailer and a great success delivering yurts to fantastic people... in beautiful places!!
see more of the tour's pictures on PICASA
New Mongolian yurt forum :
As part of our mission to improve the quality of our Mongolian yurts and to improve the communication with our customers, Groovyyurts is sponsoring a forum dedicated to Mongolian yurts on www.yurtinfo.org: click here for immediate access!
coming events:
Fall 09 : opening of the first Groovyyurts village, in the Laurenthians, north of Montreal ...
26-27 Sept. : Ecosphère Brome, QC
... and past events:
June 09: salon du Plein air in Montreal
Feb. 19 to 22 2009: Cottage show Montréal www.salonchalet.com, booth 827
Feb 19 to March 1st: Festival Montréal en Lumières www.montrealenlumiere.com - two 26' are displayed in the "vieux Port".
New furniture!! : we have new furniture available -check this out on page handicraft..
Cyclorama: after Cranbrook Academy of Arts, join Andrew Maydoney in his new studio in Boston. You can (re)discover his amazing cyclorama displayed in the yurt as well as his latest productions. Open studios 6 and 7. December for more info, click on the picture.
Spring 2009 special, links and FAQs : we just launched our spring 2009 special, make sure you order in time! You will also find unseful links and answers to frequently asked questions (FAQs) at the bottom of page "Technical informations" .
Demo yurts on sale: we do have a couple of demo yurts that we're selling; all are in very good condition - check our page "special" or contact us.
Environemental Fair
Ecosphere: For the 3rd year Groovyyurts participated at the excellent Brome environemental trade show. www.projetecosphere.org 27 and 28. sept. (pictures from Nuance Photos ). Again a great success for the yurts... and a lot of fun. See you next year!
Groovy Festival yurt services: From now on, Trade shows or other festival and events can contact us for temporary overnight dwellings for their exhibitors and visitors- book early for 2008. Another Groooooovy service!
Groovyyurts Village at the street theatre Festival in Lachine, QC
Groovyyurts partnered with the Lachine Street Theatre Festival June 26, 27 and 28th. www.theatrederue.com/.
magic, magic, magic... 5 yurts of different size were installed for the occasion.
Mosquito nets:
Our mosquito nets are now available for your Mongolian yurt. They replace the first cotton layer (sides are made of a bug net). In the Summer, you can take away the side felts and roll the canvas when it's not raining, increasing the cooling air flow and allowing a 360° view outside, without eating mosquitos... from $180 to $420 (2 to 7 walls).
North American delivery tour and new representatives:
Started on April 28th in Vancouver, BC, Groovyyurts delivered 11 yurts on the west coast and in Utah, New Mexico and Colorado. Gengis Khan seems to finally expand his empire! click on the picture to see more. We're happy to announce two new representative: Stephanie & Richard from Gengis Khan North America Yurt Co. in Colfax, CA and Eric & Cynthia at Original Trade Goods in Boulder, UT.
Thanks a lot to Winslow for his outstanding support during this trip and a great thanks to Denise, Sea, Marc, Jay, Stephanie, Richard, Eric, Cynthia, Karen, Mary, Brad, Aspen, Dena & Tom for your outstanding welcome, your business and the great food!!! we're looking forward to the picturs of your yurts! Thanks also to Nevada desert's coyotes for sharing their sleeping space... (see the complete picture report on http://picasaweb.google.ch/groovyyurts)
We're on our way to deliver the other yurts on the East coast and in Canada... thanks for your patience!
New tents available:
they are no yurts, but might still do the job to host your summer parties or special events. They are available from stock or for rentals. Place your orders now!
February 2008
Beginning of the year is always a time to visit Mongolia and our manufacturer. Secure the orders, discuss improvements with our collegues and spend some time with Bataa and his family who are making our beautiful yurts. This year it was right during the Tsgansaar period, the Mongolian New Year. We spent it with Bataa's family in his native province of Urkhangai, where a big part of our yurts come from. Click on the picture and enjoy the costumes and sceneries and receive our best wishes for this New Year of the Rat!
February 2008
It's been almost a year that our sweing school and worshop has be
en opened. Already 12 ladies have graduated.. and all of them have job now!!! against all expectations, the workshop even made some benefits, allowing to pay for the annual fee of the local kindergarden as well as purchasing 20 kgs of fresh fruits every week for the pupils, our workers and their families. We also managed to bring the whole team and their families for a vaccination session.
FALL 2007
24. Novemebr - our first 26' yurt is installed in Quebec at Terravie.org
Radio Canada French speaking tv reports about our yurts and they way they came from Mongolia during their new program "Une Heure sur Terre" click on the picture to watch the report...
In November, Groovyyurts participates to CHFI 98.1 FM's annual campaign to collect winter coats for kids at Fairview Mall, Toronto. Bob Magee stays under a yurt for 3 days without a coat and collects more than 7000 winter suits. Congratulations Bob!!
Summer 2007
Groovyyurts gets its 3rd container of Mongolian yurt s in North America and participates to the Shazam Fest and the Festival des Traditions du Monde, in Sherbrooke.
Our first yurts delivered in British Columbia.
May 2007
In Mongolia, we try to source most of our material from rural areas. Still, we openend a workshop in one of the poorest area of the city together with Ariuna a fantastic lady dedicated to the poorest in her area. The goal is to offer a 3 months education in sewing. When the ladies finish their course, they get a sewing machine... and most probably a job! The first 3 just finished their course in May 2007 and will remain another month or two helping teaching the next 3. Benefits of the workshop help pay the teachers, as well as additional course for the community (felt making, language, ...) and a little kindergarden. Here are the first pictures in Uliastai:
pictures from left to right (clic to enlarge): opening ceremony (Ariuna is on the far left) / The 3 first students and the 3 new ones with Séb, the initiator of the project / cutting teh material // the 3 first ladies will get a job / the sewing workhop is an old room that has been totaly refurbished to provide a god working environement.
Since these lines, the first 6 ladies have finished their education... and all have a job now with their new sewing machine!!
April 2007
Groovyyurts's second container and first delivery tour in Canada. 11 yurts delivered and installed Quebec, lake Ontario, North bay and the Muskokas...
April 2007
together with SGT2000 transports, Groovyyurts sends a truck to Europe for Globetrucker's 2007 school material deliveries to Mongolian rural schools
Winter - Spring 2007
Groovyyurts is at Toronto's Sportsmen Show and at the Ottawa Cottage and Big Backyard Show as well as in several events in Quebec
December 2006
first yurts sent to Montana and USA- the Buena Vista Lodge will host you under a yurt in beautiful mountain sceneries
Sept 2006
After 5 trips with Globetrucker to Mongolia and many yurts sold in Europe, Yves moves to Canada to join his wife. The first Mongolian gers are installed in Quebec and New Hampshire
