Sometimes out of sadness, new beginnings are unearthed. Berry, NSW, local Ruth Host’s story is one of motherhood, hope, female entrepreneurship and female empowerment.
By day — or sometimes in the wee hours between dusk and dawn — Ruth Host creates wreaths lovingly handmade from native foliage in her signature classic country Australian style. Sounds straightforward, doesn’t it? But this mum of three from Berry in country NSW offers so much more than a decorative piece for your front door come Christmas. And eight years ago, not only was Ruth’s first daughter born, but so…