Hello friends, How would you like to spend a week riding your bike to organic farms, learning about permaculture, community, and sustainable food production and participating in incredible service projects ? We invite you to join our Sustainability in Motion Cycling Tour on October 1-8th from San Francisco to Davis, California! --> More info @ http://commoncircle.com/sim [Sign up before August 31st and bring a friend or lover FREE!] Whether because of the fabulous sustainability education or because they discovered their passion and ability for biking, numerous previous participants call their Sustainability in Motion experience one of the most profound, life-altering experiences of their entire lives. "I made some of my best friends on this course. The hosts provide such an enriching vision of the world and it's such a relief to be on a course with people you can really connect with off the bat" - David B, 2005/2006 participant Intentionally designed for beginner and intermediate cyclists, this experiential sustainability program is often the first cycle tour for many of our participants. The stunning places you will see on this program and the extraordinary people you will meet will challenge and inspire you. Throughout this week-long program you will take part in a wide range of educational hands-on activities. You’ll see family organic farms, learning how your food is grown, what it means for something to be organic, and why it’s absolutely critical to support local organic farmers. You will also cycle to model eco- villages and intentional communities where you will learn all about the challenges and gifts of choosing to live in community. Along the way, we will make stops at green businesses and cooperatives, demonstrating the power of community economics. Read more information: http://commoncircle.com/sim [Sign up before August 31st and bring a friend or lover FREE!] Common Circle Education is the nation's ecological design and sustainable living school with courses in Oregon, Hawaii and California; our instructors are some of the most well-known leaders in sustainability, organics and permaculture design. We hope you will be able to join us for this incredible, life-changing experiential course! Much gratitude, Vladislav for Common Circle Education -- Common Circle Education phone: 1-800-376-3775 web: www.commoncircle.com mail: 14525 SW Millikan Way, Suite 17760, Beaverton, OR 97005 LOVE us on Facebook: http://facebook.com/commoncircle If you would like to access previous postings to the Mich-Organic listserv you can copy and paste the following URL into your browser address bar http://list.msu.edu/archives/mich-organic.html