Yurt building class

Yurts were invented by Mongolians, but have been adopted and adapted by the West. Now Dr.  Bill Coperthwaite is offering a hands-on class in building a tapered wall wooden walled yurt in Sebastopol.  The class runs from Sunday Jan. 13 through Sunday Jan. 20. The cost of the class is $500, $800 with food and lodging. Contact 707-827-1813 or Forestoffood@gmail.com to sign up or for more information. Coperthwaite has a website at  http://yurtinfo.org/theyurtfoundation.php.