5+ day, 2+ hour ago (261+ words) Though she was born and raised in Baton Rouge, Jenn Lee Hester says she hadn't realized her appreciation for its landscape until she traveled. Venturing to big cities around the country, she enjoyed the sights. But she simultaneously found herself understanding for the first time how much Louisiana has to offer. "I used to hate on the city a lot," Hester says. "But as I've traveled, I have this appreciation for how green it is here, and just the lusciousness and the things that we can grow here." After obtaining her degree in graphic design, she channeled her talents into hand-lettering artful designs on the chalkboards at the Baton Rouge location of Trader Joe's. "That was kind of like my springboard job," Hester says. "I feel like that pushed me into getting into my business." After having her first child,…...