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We are excited to be offering all of our lucky members the chance to WIN 1 of 15 copies of Local is Lovely by Sophie Hansen!

15 lucky winners will receive a copy of Local is Lovely by Sophie Hansen

For the love of fresh seasonal food, nice farmers and their produce.

LOCAL IS LOVELY is a seasonal guide to the fruit, vegetables and meat that Australian farmers produce. Beautiful recipes, tips for the home and family, and stories and interviews with and about local producers – because local is lovely.

Follow Sophie Hansen as she takes us on a journey with the farmers and producers she loves to cook with. From delicious, ripe stonefruit through to wholesome freshly milled flour, you’ll learn everything you need to know about eating local, direct from the source.

A gorgeously illustrated celebration of Australian rural life with a focus on fresh, local food and mouth-watering recipes.

Sophie Hansen lives on a farm about four hours west of Sydney with her husband and their two children. Sophie has worked for some of Australia’s top food and lifestyle magazines and also spent three years in Northern Italy working for the Slow Food’s editorial house, writing and editing the English language versions of the movement’s website and magazine Slow. Most recently Sophie has been freelancing for various online and virtual publications including Kidspot, Style Magazine and Justb Australia. Sophie blogs about local producers and food in her popular blog: www.local-lovely.com so make sure you visit here there and see what she’s up to.

Local is Lovely is published by Hachette Australia. Visit their website www.hachette.com.au for more information on Sophie’s book and other good reads!

For your chance to WIN 1 of 15 copies of Local is Lovely by Sophie Hansen.

LIKE Hachette on Facebook here,

LIKE MoM on Facebook here,

then tell us in 25 words or less why you think ‘local is lovely’?

Please note this competition is open from 25th March 2014 until 25th April 2014 and is only available to members of Mouths Of Mums. We are unable to accept entries posted via facebook. The winners of this competition will be published on this page. Winners’ name and address will be provided to the promoter of this competition and prizes will be sent to the address you have in Your Profile. Please ensure your details are up to date so that you receive your prize.

Winners for this competition

  1. J. FrickSA
  2. A. GrahamQLD
  3. V. PiscopoVIC
  4. C. MacKenzieQLD
  5. J. GibsonNSW
  6. M. WebbSA
  7. M. SciosciaSA
  8. P. IsgroveQLD
  9. K. ByrnesSA
  10. N. RosadoniSA
  11. B. HaddyQLD
  12. S. LorenzSA
  13. N. CampisiVIC
  14. S. ConnellyVIC
  15. G. PYENSW
  • I prefer fresh. I have started my own pallet vegie garden and I try to buy as much of my fresh fruit and vegies from farmer’s markets to support our local farmers as well as knowing that it is as fresh as it can be.


  • It’s so important to respect where food comes from and to absolutely shop, cook and eat in the most natural way possible


  • My Husband grows all of his own herbs, vegies and we even have chickens in suburban Hammondville. He would love this book. Just in time for his birthday!


  • fresh is always best dosen’t matter how young or old you are


  • healthier and better for your family


  • Whenever you think of the country you think of wonderful fresh food straight from the farmers, it sounds great and tastes even better


  • love local produce, it just seems to taste better to me, and there is nothing like helping out a local 🙂


  • Nothing beats local food for qualty and its a great day for the kids to try and test market produce.


  • Nothing beats local food for freshness and it’s a great day for the kids to try and test market produce.


  • Lasts for a lot longer and good to always support your locals first.


  • The taste, and I love to help the Grower, as well, as I know that they have loved and cared for the product


  • Local tastes so much fresher!


  • It is so fresh – most of the produce at our local farmers market was cut/picked that morning!


  • Fresh, tasty, sustainable awesome, I support local whenever I can, can’t beat a good farmers market


  • it tastes nicer and supports local


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