Take a left off SH2, meander through a forest, swerve to avoid the odd chicken and you’ll arrive at Unna Burch’s Lower Hutt home. This sylvan setting makes perfect sense when you meet the food photographer, stylist and author of My Garden Kitchen, a cookbook based on the organic vegetables, honey and poultry from Burch’s property.
“The view from every room is one of trees and native plants,” says Burch. “It fits perfectly with our ethos of living off the land as much as possible.” For her, that means growing veggies, keeping chooks and beehives. Future plans include building her own home and selling honey.