Wānaka flower farmer Vera Yakzhik talks about her unique story of luck and dedication. PHOTOS: OLIVIA CALDWELLCall it luck, call it something else, but Wānaka flower farmer Vera Yakzhik is pinching herself to be living her farming dream in one of the most beautiful parts of the world. The financial situation wasn’t great, but as a kid your parents shelter you away from all of that. As a 15-year-old to a single mother, she was flown to Auckland alone to study for a year and a-half. This Mother’s Day she and fellow local farmer Ali Soper are hosting the first Harvest Festival at the Alpine Blooms farm.
