Sophie lives with her family on their farm outside Orange in country NSW. She trained in journalism and has over 20 years' experience as a features writer. She has contributed to Australian Country Style and Outback magazines; she was an editor for Slow Food International's English website, lived in Italy for 3 years and is fluent in Italian. In 2013 she set up her blog, Local is Lovely; her podcast My Open Kitchen is going into its third season. Sophie has been awarded Australian Rural Woman of the Year.