Mindfulness isn't an abstract notion, as Maria Moynihan found out when she went to Longford to visit Pauline Rogers of Bawn Holistic Centre. Pauline explains how you can achieve inner peace and the steps to mindful living.

Does winning a food award help your business? We meet two food businesses that have flourished after winning Blas na hÉireann awards.

Our cover star is restauranteur Kevin Aherne, who sources 90% of his ingredients within a 12-mile radius. He tells Irish Country Living why it's so important to support local food producers.

Mary Phelan meets Marie Costello, who walked away with the Young Innovator Award at the Ploughing. The 23-year-old is the brain behind Emarts Daily, an app and website which provides farmers with daily livestock prices to their smartphones.

The new edition of Irish Country Living is online from 10pm today (Wednesday) and hits the shelves on Thursday with the Irish Farmers Journal.