Glenn Horrocks and Ruth McLean in their Humblebee Market. Photo / Supplied
Glenn Horrocks and Ruth McLean in their Humblebee Market. Photo / Supplied
Earlier this year New Zealand nurses Ruth McLean and partner Glenn Horrocks engineered a huge life change.
From living and working in bustling inner-city Melbourne they chose instead to settle in the small village of Hunterville, live in a bright-blue house bus (with a chimney and a pot belly stove)and open a business selling organic New Zealand products.
Humblebee Market is on the main road through Hunterville and is a spacious old building surrounded by a courtyard with ample space for outdoor seating and their distinctive blue bus parked along the side.
McLean said they had also bought 3.23ha across the road and are building a mudhouse out of car tyres.
"We fell in love with Hunterville. The people are so helpful and friendly we feel right at home already.''
While McLean runs the shop Horrocks works part-time as a radiology nurse in Palmerston North.
Their array of products though not vast as yet is fascinating and quirky with foodie wares ranging from pots of fig preserves, and fennel and bergamot jam which is exciting and totally delicious according to Ruth.
"The taste is gorgeous especially on a piece of toast.''