Being Home With Hunker

Today on the Being Home With Hunker podcast, host Laurie Gunning Grossman is talking with Lauren Haynes, the founder of Wooden Spoon Herbs.

If there’s one thing that Lauren knows, it’s herbalism. She started delving into the world of herbs years ago through tinkering, and trial and error before she created Wooden Spoon Herbs. She started in her Tennessee kitchen and sold her products at an Appalachian Mountain farmers’ market stall – and then over the course of years, her company grew.

Lauren has said that she has always found nourishment in nature, and that when it comes to plants, she sees possibility; she sees the mystical aspects of them, and their art form. Lauren believes that herbs are a powerful adjunct to conventional medicine.

In this conversation, she shares ways that we can boost our wellbeing as we move into a new year. We talk about her time living in the Appalachian Mountains in a rural town, her thoughts on wildcrafting (which is harvesting from the wild), and how we can use indoor plants for medicinal or nutritive reasons.

Be sure to listen to the end of this episode where we’ll share a code for you to receive 15% off your order at Wooden Spoon Herbs.

LEARN MORE ABOUT LAUREN HAYES AND WOODEN SPOON HERBS

• Website: WoodenSpoonHerbs.com
• Instagram: @woodenspoonherbs
• TikTok: @woodenspoonherbs

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• Being Home With a Celebrity Nutritionist (Kelly LeVeque)
• Being Home With a Feng Shui Expert on Elevating Our Home’s Energy (Amanda Gibby Peters)
• Being Home With an Expert Aromatherapist (Amy Galper)

CONNECT WITH ME, LAURIE GUNNING GROSSMAN

Have questions? Find me here:

• Instagram: @laurie.gunning.grossman
• Email: [email protected]
• LinkedIn: @lauriegunninggrossman

ABOUT THIS PODCAST

For more information about this episode, or other podcast episodes, visit Hunker.com/podcast.

This podcast is produced by Laurie Gunning Grossman.

Being Home With Hunker is recorded, edited, and mixed at Night Shift Audio. Jonathan Grossman is BHWH's audio producer.

Theme music by Jonathan Grossman.

Show art designed by Mory Men.

ABOUT HUNKER

Hunker inspires and empowers you to create a space that expresses who you are, shows off your unique style, and makes your life happier and more productive.

Visit us, follow us, learn more.

• Hunker: Hunker.com
• Instagram: @hunkerhome
• TikTok: @hunkerhome
• Facebook: @hunkerhome

See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Foodies, you’ll love this quick tip episode!

The founders of Lady & Larder, a boutique cheese shop in Santa Monica, California share a few quick and helpful tips on how everyone can create beautiful cheese boards.

Let the eating and entertaining begin!

Sara Simms and Boo Simms Hendrick are our guests.

LISTEN TO THE FULL EPISODE

Being Home With Cheese Board Experts (Lady & Larder Founders Sarah and Boo)

LEARN MORE ABOUT LADY & LARDER

• Website: Ladyandlarder.com
• Instagram: @ladyandlarder
• Take Their Class: Virtual Cheese and Charcuterie Board Class
• Send a Gift: The Gift Shop

CONNECT WITH ME, LAURIE GUNNING GROSSMAN

Have questions? Find me here:

• Instagram: @laurie.gunning.grossman
• Email: [email protected]
• LinkedIn: @lauriegunninggrossman

ABOUT THIS PODCAST

For more information about this episode, or other podcast episodes, visit Hunker.com/podcast.

• This podcast is produced by Laurie Gunning Grossman.
• Being Home With Hunker is recorded, edited, and mixed at Night Shift Audio. Jonathan Grossman is BHWH's audio producer.
• Theme music by Jonathan Grossman.
• Show art designed by Mory Men.

ABOUT HUNKER

Hunker inspires and empowers you to create a space that expresses who you are, shows off your unique style, and makes your life happier and more productive.

Visit us, follow us, learn more.

• Hunker: Hunker.com
• Instagram: @hunkerhome
• TikTok: @hunkerhome
• Facebook: @hunkerhome

See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Foodies, you’ll love this quick tip episode!

The founders of Lady & Larder, a boutique cheese shop in Santa Monica, California share a few quick and helpful tips on how everyone can create beautiful cheese boards.

Let the eating and entertaining begin!

Sara Simms and Boo Simms Hendrick are our guests.

LISTEN TO THE FULL EPISODE

Being Home With Cheese Board Experts (Lady & Larder Founders Sarah and Boo)

LEARN MORE ABOUT LADY & LARDER

• Website: Ladyandlarder.com
• Instagram: @ladyandlarder
• Take Their Class: Virtual Cheese and Charcuterie Board Class
• Send a Gift: The Gift Shop

CONNECT WITH ME, LAURIE GUNNING GROSSMAN

Have questions? Find me here:

• Instagram: @laurie.gunning.grossman
• Email: [email protected]
• LinkedIn: @lauriegunninggrossman

ABOUT THIS PODCAST

For more information about this episode, or other podcast episodes, visit Hunker.com/podcast.

• This podcast is produced by Laurie Gunning Grossman.
• Being Home With Hunker is recorded, edited, and mixed at Night Shift Audio. Jonathan Grossman is BHWH's audio producer.
• Theme music by Jonathan Grossman.
• Show art designed by Mory Men.

ABOUT HUNKER

Hunker inspires and empowers you to create a space that expresses who you are, shows off your unique style, and makes your life happier and more productive.

Visit us, follow us, learn more.

• Hunker: Hunker.com
• Instagram: @hunkerhome
• TikTok: @hunkerhome
• Facebook: @hunkerhome

See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Today on the Being Home With Hunker podcast Laurie Gunning Grossman is talking with cheese and charcuterie board experts, Sarah Simms and Boo Simms Hendrix from Lady & Larder.

Lady & Larder is a boutique cheese shop in Santa Monica, California. If you’re unfamiliar with their boards, you really need to go to their website and to see their cheese, charcuterie, fruit, and vegetable boards, which are true pieces of edible art.

Sarah and Boo, who are twin sisters, grew up in the world of hospitality and in a family who connected over cooking and sharing meals. Now with Lady & Larder, they say that they’re storytellers — the way they sell cheese is by telling the stories of the humans who made them. For them, this is a huge piece of the pie.

In this conversation, they share expert tips on how people can build their own cheese and charcuterie boards, including how much food you’ll need, and why it’s important to source locally and seasonally when possible. They also share some thoughts on pairings — which drinks pair best with certain cheeses, and the board trend that they are excited about right now.

Oh, and we also touch upon a hot button topic: how we should be wrapping and storing our cheese.

LEARN MORE ABOUT LADY & LARDER

• Website: Ladyandlarder.com
• Instagram: @ladyandlarder
• Take Their Class: Virtual Cheese and Charcuterie Board Class
• Send a Gift: The Gift Shop

OTHER EPISODES YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE

• Holiday Entertaining Ideas: Charcuterie Boards, Table Settings & Leftovers (Tips I Shared on Good Day New York)
• Being Home With a Home Editor’s Costco Shopping Tips (Anna Gragert)
• Being Home With a Filipino/Polish/American Rum Maker (Alexandra Dorda)
• Being Home With Golde Superfood Founder (Trinity Mouzon Wofford)

CONNECT WITH ME, LAURIE GUNNING GROSSMAN

Have questions? Find me here:

• Instagram: @laurie.gunning.grossman
• Email: [email protected]
• LinkedIn: @lauriegunninggrossman

ABOUT THIS PODCAST

For more information about this episode, or other podcast episodes, visit Hunker.com/podcast.

• This podcast is produced by Laurie Gunning Grossman.
• Being Home With Hunker is recorded, edited, and mixed at Night Shift Audio. Jonathan Grossman is BHWH's audio producer.
• Theme music by Jonathan Grossman.
• Show art designed by Mory Men.

ABOUT HUNKER

Hunker inspires and empowers you to create a space that expresses who you are, shows off your unique style, and makes your life happier and more productive.

Visit us, follow us, learn more.

• Hunker: Hunker.com
• Instagram: @hunkerhome
• TikTok: @hunkerhome
• Facebook: @hunkerhome

See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Today on the Being Home With Hunker podcast Laurie Gunning Grossman is talking with cheese and charcuterie board experts, Sarah Simms and Boo Simms Hendrix from Lady & Larder.

Lady & Larder is a boutique cheese shop in Santa Monica, California. If you’re unfamiliar with their boards, you really need to go to their website and to see their cheese, charcuterie, fruit, and vegetable boards, which are true pieces of edible art.

Sarah and Boo, who are twin sisters, grew up in the world of hospitality and in a family who connected over cooking and sharing meals. Now with Lady & Larder, they say that they’re storytellers — the way they sell cheese is by telling the stories of the humans who made them. For them, this is a huge piece of the pie.

In this conversation, they share expert tips on how people can build their own cheese and charcuterie boards, including how much food you’ll need, and why it’s important to source locally and seasonally when possible. They also share some thoughts on pairings — which drinks pair best with certain cheeses, and the board trend that they are excited about right now.

Oh, and we also touch upon a hot button topic: how we should be wrapping and storing our cheese.

LEARN MORE ABOUT LADY & LARDER

• Website: Ladyandlarder.com
• Instagram: @ladyandlarder
• Take Their Class: Virtual Cheese and Charcuterie Board Class
• Send a Gift: The Gift Shop

OTHER EPISODES YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE

• Holiday Entertaining Ideas: Charcuterie Boards, Table Settings & Leftovers (Tips I Shared on Good Day New York)
• Being Home With a Home Editor’s Costco Shopping Tips (Anna Gragert)
• Being Home With a Filipino/Polish/American Rum Maker (Alexandra Dorda)
• Being Home With Golde Superfood Founder (Trinity Mouzon Wofford)

CONNECT WITH ME, LAURIE GUNNING GROSSMAN

Have questions? Find me here:

• Instagram: @laurie.gunning.grossman
• Email: [email protected]
• LinkedIn: @lauriegunninggrossman

ABOUT THIS PODCAST

For more information about this episode, or other podcast episodes, visit Hunker.com/podcast.

• This podcast is produced by Laurie Gunning Grossman.
• Being Home With Hunker is recorded, edited, and mixed at Night Shift Audio. Jonathan Grossman is BHWH's audio producer.
• Theme music by Jonathan Grossman.
• Show art designed by Mory Men.

ABOUT HUNKER

Hunker inspires and empowers you to create a space that expresses who you are, shows off your unique style, and makes your life happier and more productive.

Visit us, follow us, learn more.

• Hunker: Hunker.com
• Instagram: @hunkerhome
• TikTok: @hunkerhome
• Facebook: @hunkerhome

See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

On theBeing Home With Hunkerpodcast in November, host Laurie Gunning Grossman spoke with interior designer Nina Freudenberger live at Hunker House in Venice, California about her process for publishing design books; then Laurie talked about the holiday entertaining tips she shared when she was a guest on the news show Good Day New York; feng shui expert Amanda Gibby Peters amazed us with her helpful advice on how to elevate the energy in our homes and in our lives through feng shui; and interior designer Victoria Sass talked about how she likes to amplify the stories that our homes tell through design.

We’re giving you short clips from each conversation, basically a taste of who we had on the show and the topics we talked about.

So, enjoy this recap. If you’re interested in hearing the full episodes, you can find them right here on the Being Home With Hunker podcast.

LISTEN TO THE FULL EPISODES

• Nina Freudenberger, Interior Designer and Design Books Author
• Laurie Gunning Grossman on Holiday Entertaining
• Amanda Gibby Peters, Fend Shui Expert
• Victoria Sass, Interior Designer

READ ABOUT OUR GUEST ON HUNKER

• Nina Freudenberger: Live at Hunker House
• Holiday Entertaining Tips: Charcuterie Boards, Table Settings & Leftovers
• Being Home with a Feng Shui Expert on Elevating Our Home’s Energy (Amanda Gibby Peters)
• Victoria Sass: Our Homes Reflect the Stories of Our Lives

MORE ABOUT LAURIE GUNNING GROSSMAN

• Instagram: @laurie.gunning.grossman
• Email: [email protected]
• LinkedIn: @lauriegunninggrossman

ABOUT THIS PODCAST

From the magical to the practical, Being Home With Hunker is a podcast for home dwellers who crave transformation and inspiration in their home.

• For more information about this episode, or other podcast episodes, visit Hunker.com/podcast.
• This podcast is produced by Laurie Gunning Grossman.
• Being Home With Hunker is recorded and mixed at Night Shift Audio.
• Theme music by Jonathan Grossman.
• Show art designed by Mory Men.

ABOUT HUNKER

Hunker inspires and empowers you to create a space that expresses who you are, shows off your unique style, and makes your life happier and more productive.

Visit us, follow us, learn more.

• Website: Hunker
• Instagram: @hunkerhome
• TikTok: @hunkerhome
• Facebook: HunkerHome

See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

On theBeing Home With Hunkerpodcast in November, host Laurie Gunning Grossman spoke with interior designer Nina Freudenberger live at Hunker House in Venice, California about her process for publishing design books; then Laurie talked about the holiday entertaining tips she shared when she was a guest on the news show Good Day New York; feng shui expert Amanda Gibby Peters amazed us with her helpful advice on how to elevate the energy in our homes and in our lives through feng shui; and interior designer Victoria Sass talked about how she likes to amplify the stories that our homes tell through design.

We’re giving you short clips from each conversation, basically a taste of who we had on the show and the topics we talked about.

So, enjoy this recap. If you’re interested in hearing the full episodes, you can find them right here on the Being Home With Hunker podcast.

LISTEN TO THE FULL EPISODES

• Nina Freudenberger, Interior Designer and Design Books Author
• Laurie Gunning Grossman on Holiday Entertaining
• Amanda Gibby Peters, Fend Shui Expert
• Victoria Sass, Interior Designer

READ ABOUT OUR GUEST ON HUNKER

• Nina Freudenberger: Live at Hunker House
• Holiday Entertaining Tips: Charcuterie Boards, Table Settings & Leftovers
• Being Home with a Feng Shui Expert on Elevating Our Home’s Energy (Amanda Gibby Peters)
• Victoria Sass: Our Homes Reflect the Stories of Our Lives

MORE ABOUT LAURIE GUNNING GROSSMAN

• Instagram: @laurie.gunning.grossman
• Email: [email protected]
• LinkedIn: @lauriegunninggrossman

ABOUT THIS PODCAST

From the magical to the practical, Being Home With Hunker is a podcast for home dwellers who crave transformation and inspiration in their home.

• For more information about this episode, or other podcast episodes, visit Hunker.com/podcast.
• This podcast is produced by Laurie Gunning Grossman.
• Being Home With Hunker is recorded and mixed at Night Shift Audio.
• Theme music by Jonathan Grossman.
• Show art designed by Mory Men.

ABOUT HUNKER

Hunker inspires and empowers you to create a space that expresses who you are, shows off your unique style, and makes your life happier and more productive.

Visit us, follow us, learn more.

• Website: Hunker
• Instagram: @hunkerhome
• TikTok: @hunkerhome
• Facebook: HunkerHome

See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Today on the Being Home With Hunker podcast we have organizing expert Cass Aarssen.

Cass is the creator of the home organizing business Clutterbug, she’s the author of four best-selling organizing books, she’s the host of the Clutterbug podcast, and host of HGTV’s “Hot Mess House.”

Suffice to say, Cass knows all about organizing.

In this podcast conversation, Cass talks about how excess physical belongings drain us and add to our overwhelm — emotionally, physically, and spiritually. And we may not fully understand how much they drain us until we start decluttering.

As Cass shares, the first step to getting organized is letting go. She’s seen the life transformations that come when we are, as she says, brave enough to let go of physical things.

You’ll love her helpful tips on how to declutter, including why she keeps bins at the bottom of closets, which space has the biggest impact on your mindset when you keep clean and clutter-free, and you’ll want to hear her process on how she personally declutters.

LEARN MORE ABOUT CASS AARSSEN

• Website: Clutterbug.me
• Instagram: @clutterbug_me
• YouTube: @ClutterBug

OTHER EPISODES YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE

• Being Home With a Feng Shui Expert on Elevating Our Home’s Energy (Amanda Gibby Peters)
• Being Home With Professional Home Organizer Life in Jeneral (Jen Robin)
• Being Home With an Interiors Expert (Hilary Robertson)
• Being Home With a Home Editor’s Costco Shopping Tips (Anna Gragert)

CONNECT WITH ME, LAURIE GUNNING GROSSMAN

Have questions? Find me here:

• Instagram: @laurie.gunning.grossman
• Email: [email protected]
• LinkedIn: @lauriegunninggrossman

ABOUT THIS PODCAST

For more information about this episode, or other podcast episodes, visit Hunker.com/podcast.

• This podcast is produced by Laurie Gunning Grossman.
• Being Home With Hunker is recorded, edited, and mixed at Night Shift Audio. Jonathan Grossman is BHWH's audio producer.
• Theme music by Jonathan Grossman.
• Show art designed by Mory Men.

ABOUT HUNKER

Hunker inspires and empowers you to create a space that expresses who you are, shows off your unique style, and makes your life happier and more productive.

Visit us, follow us, learn more.

• Hunker: Hunker.com
• Instagram: @hunkerhome
• TikTok: @hunkerhome
• Facebook: @hunkerhome

See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Today on the Being Home With Hunker podcast we have organizing expert Cass Aarssen.

Cass is the creator of the home organizing business Clutterbug, she’s the author of four best-selling organizing books, she’s the host of the Clutterbug podcast, and host of HGTV’s “Hot Mess House.”

Suffice to say, Cass knows all about organizing.

In this podcast conversation, Cass talks about how excess physical belongings drain us and add to our overwhelm — emotionally, physically, and spiritually. And we may not fully understand how much they drain us until we start decluttering.

As Cass shares, the first step to getting organized is letting go. She’s seen the life transformations that come when we are, as she says, brave enough to let go of physical things.

You’ll love her helpful tips on how to declutter, including why she keeps bins at the bottom of closets, which space has the biggest impact on your mindset when you keep clean and clutter-free, and you’ll want to hear her process on how she personally declutters.

LEARN MORE ABOUT CASS AARSSEN

• Website: Clutterbug.me
• Instagram: @clutterbug_me
• YouTube: @ClutterBug

OTHER EPISODES YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE

• Being Home With a Feng Shui Expert on Elevating Our Home’s Energy (Amanda Gibby Peters)
• Being Home With Professional Home Organizer Life in Jeneral (Jen Robin)
• Being Home With an Interiors Expert (Hilary Robertson)
• Being Home With a Home Editor’s Costco Shopping Tips (Anna Gragert)

CONNECT WITH ME, LAURIE GUNNING GROSSMAN

Have questions? Find me here:

• Instagram: @laurie.gunning.grossman
• Email: [email protected]
• LinkedIn: @lauriegunninggrossman

ABOUT THIS PODCAST

For more information about this episode, or other podcast episodes, visit Hunker.com/podcast.

• This podcast is produced by Laurie Gunning Grossman.
• Being Home With Hunker is recorded, edited, and mixed at Night Shift Audio. Jonathan Grossman is BHWH's audio producer.
• Theme music by Jonathan Grossman.
• Show art designed by Mory Men.

ABOUT HUNKER

Hunker inspires and empowers you to create a space that expresses who you are, shows off your unique style, and makes your life happier and more productive.

Visit us, follow us, learn more.

• Hunker: Hunker.com
• Instagram: @hunkerhome
• TikTok: @hunkerhome
• Facebook: @hunkerhome

See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

When you don’t know what else to do, sweep. So says Feng Shui expert Amanda Gibby Peters.

Amanda says according to feng shui, the front door is where we welcome in opportunity and auspicious luck. It’s how feng shui sees what you want to come into your life approaching and entering your space. So, we want to sweep the front door area to make it feel inviting.

Listen to this feng shui tip on why sweeping around your front door is something you DEFINITELY should add to your home cleaning routine. Let's bring on the good luck!

LISTEN TO THE FULL EPISODE

• Being Home With a Feng Shui Expert on Elevating Our Home's Energy (Amanda Gibby Peters)

LEARN MORE ABOUT AMANDA GIBBY PETERS

• Website: SimpleShui.com
• Instagram: @amandagibbypeters
• Services: SimpleShui/services

CONNECT WITH ME, LAURIE GUNNING GROSSMAN

Have questions? Find me here:

• Instagram: @laurie.gunning.grossman
• Email: [email protected]
• LinkedIn: @lauriegunninggrossman

ABOUT THIS PODCAST

For more information about this episode, or other podcast episodes, visit Hunker.com/podcast.

• This podcast is produced by Laurie Gunning Grossman.
• Being Home With Hunker is recorded, edited, and mixed at Night Shift Audio. Jonathan Grossman is BHWH's audio producer.
• Theme music by Jonathan Grossman.
• Show art designed by Mory Men.

ABOUT HUNKER

Hunker inspires and empowers you to create a space that expresses who you are, shows off your unique style, and makes your life happier and more productive.

Visit us, follow us, learn more.

• Hunker: Hunker.com
• Instagram: @hunkerhome
• TikTok: @hunkerhome
• Facebook: @hunkerhome

See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.