Juice Fasts are Awesome, but…

Juice fasts, especially in the spring and summer are awesome. There is just no way of getting around that. They make you feel good physically and mentally. And they make you feel proud of yourself for being so proactive. “You find that every part of your body works...

Ocracoke: Legendary Bike Tours and Blackbeard

The Outer Banks of North Carolina is famous for leisurely bike touring. Sojourn’s tours of this region are responsible in part for this fame. Imagine cycling along miles of uninterrupted ocean and pristine dunes on the island of Ocracoke, basking in the...

Early Spring in Vermont: The Garlic is doing fine!

The unseasonably warm spring weather is breaking records here in Vermont and causing speculation about the 2012 growing season. Trees are budding earlier, migratory birds have returned ahead of schedule, and peepers are singing. Vermont’s maple sugaring season...

Vermont Maple Syrup: Liquid Gold

The first sap boiling day of the Vermont Maple Season has traditionally been Town Meeting Day. But unlike Town Meeting, whose results can often be predicted by a savvy town clerk, our sugaring season is much harder to pin down. The Vermont Maple season is nothing if...