The farm at Black Hills : farming alone in the hills of North Canterbury

An engaging woman-against-the-odds story about an entrepreneurial South Island sheep farmer. When Beverley Forrester's beloved husband Jim died unexpectedly, not only did she have to deal with her grief, but she suddenly had a farm to run too. Although she had grown up in a farming family, she herself had trained and worked as an occupational therapist for many years. So there was a lot to learn and new tasks to undertake - not least the need to win the trust of Jim's loyal farm workers and the community in the close-knit North Canterbury area. She set to work, and with the help of those around her, she learned to farm, and has also developed a successful brand of natural coloured, undyed, chemical-free yarns sold internationally, and her own fashion label, which debuted at New Zealand Fashion Week. Resilient, big-hearted, entrepreneurial and determined, Beverley Forrester is a treasure and this is her delightful and engaging story. It's also the story of North Canterbury's beautiful Hurunui district, and the pioneers who built it. An engaging woman-against-the-odds story about an entrepreneurial South Island sheep farmer. When occupational therapist Beverley Forrester's husband died suddenly she was left to run a farm she had barely worked. She set to, and learnt to farm it. She got serious about her wool and set up shop in the UK. She started exhibiting at trade fairs in England and exporting to Japan and Brazil and visited woollen mills in China. She joined the mission to save wool. At Black Hills, she restored the farm's historic limestone buildings. She is on the committee of the Canterbury AandP show and is an international sheep and wool judge. She also has her own fashion label and in 2013 she debuted at Fashion Week! Resilient, big-hearted, entrepreneurial and determined, Beverley Forrester is a treasure and this is her engaging story. It's also the story of North Canterbury's beautiful Hurunui district, and the pioneers who built it "When occupational therapist Beverley Forrester's husband died suddenly she was left to run a farm she had barely worked. She set to, and learnt to farm it. She got serious about her wool and set up shop in the UK. She started exhibiting at trade fairs in England and exporting to Japan and Brazil and visited woollen mills in China. She joined the mission to save wool"--Publisher information