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December 29th, 2011
"Winter Projects" Herbs, tinctures, digestives, using alcohol, steaming, and the still. In the U.S. it is "still" illegal to make spirits with a still since prohibition, Russell wonders why is that? Well doesn't mean you can't know how to do it! How to grow greens in your windows and eat a vegetable in 30 days. Cat grass for the cat and its other uses. How to use grow lights if necessary. Cold frames explained, he is making one from industrial garbage. All about Yacon, from his the secret crops of the Andes program aka "Earth Apple". Using the roots to eat, handling propagation of the root parts for planting. Among all the other benefits from this plant it is exciting during Xmas as you can make great gifts from it! Moving on to creating a subtropical environment for growing indoors, reducing mites, and controlling humidity which is good for you in winter. A list of herbs, how to make tea, and combining something you look forward to drinking. Managing your wood lot and proper drying, caring for the compost pile when it's freezing, and preparing now for your spring garden. |
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November 22nd, 2011
"The Alchemy of Teas, Tinctures, and Essential Oils" Today you will learn about the preparation of herbal essences and how to use the plants that Russell has talked of before. On determining dosage, notice that aroma therapy, Bach flowers, and homeopathic medicine, use very small doses. Your sensitivity will make a difference with the frequency of the plant. How to prepare tea, or infusion, and tinctures requiring alcohol. Both hot water and alcohol can destroy molecules so Russell explains how to get the maximum from the plants with cold water and different types of alcohol you can use. His Hormone #7 very relaxing, and Immune #9, with description and ingredients. About the bottles used for your concoctions, how much you take, and getting tuned into the plant's frequency, and how long teas and tinctures store. Got Tumms? Well here's what works for digestive problems, stressing out, Lime and Alzheimer disease, herbs that stimulate appetite and give you a good night sleep. You can also use hops and a long list of bitter herbs (and which herbs to add to those) to enjoy what you are drinking. On experimenting, "You do feel like you have a little alchemical laboratory where you are combining things that perhaps have never been combined before!" It's really a work of art. More on things that will help congestion, skin lesions and rashes. His story of using garlic on skin, don't do this! But you can make happy hour for your skin. If you want to get earthy you can chew fresh herbs like a jungle shaman and put them on your skin. Then we come to essential oils from plants and flowers, how long they store, and what you need to make them. Do be ready for taking notes as Russell gives much detail in this hour! |
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September 5th, 2011
"The Longevity Herbs" Russell sits high and dry at 1,100 feet in the very wet state of Vermont below him, it's a great reminder on what Nature can do. He was awed by the immense power of Irene! The people are taking it well in spite of much destruction to the infrastructure. So now, let's live longer and prosper by learning all about longevity herbs! He gives only 3 seconds to remote view what he is drinking, plenty of time? Anti-aging herbs that extend life, how to grow them using dried roots or seeds. Benefits are lowering high blood pressure, promoting telomeres, helping with cancer, jetlag, a skin tonic for UV light, relaxation, thyroid, hormone levels, plants with resveratrol, and more. Some of these are MAOI so be careful if you take Rx or drink coffee. Peat moss, compost, other aged materials, and getting creative working our of your zone. The very interesting invasive species and their seven characteristics. What the plant is saying when it goes to seed, and why cut it back before it goes to seed. Plants are all different so care is not exactly the same. Stress and not-so-good attitudes lower your anti-oxidants so we hear what he recommends for relief of such factors. Gee, what do we need so many prescriptions for when everything is found in nature! |
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August 16th, 2011
"Mind Herb Tonics" First the remote view: Where is Russell and what is he drinking? He will reveal the answer right after the first break. So, what are mind tonics? Herbs that increase your mental performance. He talks about the commonly known to the esoteric. He is working hard on his own 'Enlightenment Potion' and coming soon the 'Forever Young' potion! The list of mind tonic herbs is very long so he describes the herbs he knows, grows and uses, from his own experience and includes three great companies in North America that supply the herbs. The properties of these herbs enhance memory, improve focus, concentration and clarity. Some mind tonics claim to repair brain cells, "good news for the pot smokers out there!" he says that in all sincerity. Some also provide detox of metals, anti-aging, and help relieve ADD, depression, fatigue, and the adaptogenic herbs provide whatever your body needs. You will hear about herbs you can cook with, preparing seeds to grow your own, some plants have to be bought started, and comments about greenhouses. Also, dream enhancing herbs, hallucinogens such as Ayahuasca, and Resveritrol. WARNING: Learn about herbs before using, especially if you take Rx medication, or drink coffee. Some herbs are MAOIs which can intensify toxins in the body when using Rx. |
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May 5th, 2011
"Harvesting and Storing Seeds!" First Russell gives us a remote view for his next program on BTO (which is not even scheduled yet): What will he be drinking and where will he be? Focus on it and let us know what you see in the future! He tells what he is drinking today which brings to mind his "Mother Nature's Toilet Paper" program last September. OooK... Roots with antioxidants great for the immune system, longevity, your telomeres, and the taste of these roots? Next, the whole focus is on the ideal situation for *YOUR* seed vault! The best methods for harvesting and storing seeds depends on the plant, some winter in water, others in the ground, some you wait for 2 or 3 seasons before harvesting seeds, some are perennial and some not, when to split rooting plants, etc.. Russell covers a wide variety of plants that will broaden your menu. As for storing dried seeds we may have found a myth about the root cellar. The curiosity of sterile (have no seeds) plants, seeds that can't be stored for long, storing roots to keep them good but what if you don't have a root cellar? The amazing seed bank deep in a mountain cave of Norway, only 400 feet above sea level? Interesting tests on seed carbon dating verifying they are over a 1000 years old yet they sprout! Talk about longevity! Russell will send us his long list of seeds you should have which we will post on his BTO page. Of course attitude is the prime factor for success. "You have to love and enjoy what you are creating!" p.s. Russell will be selling seeds soon!!!
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March 8th, 2011
"Nature is Powerful!" (Note: The weird static is gone by minute 27)Is he drinking wine? No, he's drinking tea, Holy Basil from India! And tells us of its great properties plus other Ayurvedic plants. Then all about greenhouses, is glass better than plastic? A fast way to get into the greenhouse experience and all the reasons why you would want one. Of course the greenhouse is "green", no pesticides, nothing but Mother Natures tricks are used. This hour is very detailed from the design all the way down to the flooring material to the salt moat, so you may want to take notes! And why does he grow cotton? Well it's cool, and he loves to know how to grow everything! |
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November 8th, 2010
"A Virtual Trip to Southern France" We leave Germany and travel to France, wine and grapes, the Basque country, the very beautiful Pyrenees. A car drive across France reveals volcanoes! St. Germain, a name France loves, wine and genius in the Bordeaux region. Rothschild, yes you heard it, makes very good wine with healing properties and their logo is a Ram! Have a virtual sip with Russell. Moving on to jellyfish and surfing off Southern France beaches, Russell's teenage dream. Even Julia learned to surf! His adventures with focusing on the wave, a tornado on its side... the "Tube", triangular currents and how to stay safe so they bring you back to shore. Traveling Southern Europe is a great way to explore, especially when you don't understand the native languages, that makes you more present. Russell encourages RSE students to explore when attending RSE events around the world. Then what Russell learned from a great book on wine, "The Seven S's" to slow down and appreciate the wine and get very present with it, how to enhance and savor the taste, then finding what is unique about this wine! |
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October 25th, 2010
"Ponds, Gardens & Mesmerized Kids!" First Russell's observations of black things in his garden, unusual weather, and how plants adapt so easily. News on Monsanto's arrogant tyrannical attitude, Nature itself fights back! Now about kids, they can have their videos games but they need and gain from time in the garden. How they behave and learn, from toddlers to teens, and ways to lure them in. It's a natural playground where even the little "machos" ...first being given something to "destroy" (that actually helps) get mesmerized by something in the pond or a weird looking bug, even the garden's architecture -no matter how small, can fascinate. Russell shares his techniques to keep them interested and shows them how to observe and learn about plants, bugs, and animals. His stories watching their behavior are very cute! As they grow up they want to do their own projects and have a great sense of accomplishment "this is MY zucchini!" The garden is wonderful for kids, they learn to appreciate and love nature. Then, pond construction and maintenance, PH factor and oxygen levels needed to keep your aquatic creatures happy. Growing wild rice in the pond, the delicate process of harvesting, how to keep out mosquito clouds, and a great encounter with a Dragon Fly. Edible plants for the pond, other cash crops, a root that is a delicacy that tastes like asparagus, and learn how to get to pet a fuzzy Bumblebee! |
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September 9th, 2010
"Mother Nature's Toilet Paper" We enter into this (probable nowhere else mentioned) horticulture topic... because it's something we really should give some thought to. Can you imagine how big a storage space you would need to store a lifetime worth of toilet paper, aka t.p.? Why not take advantage of fresh t.p. from nature, "it's a great way to share the abundance of nature." Besides, do you know what's in that t.p. you buy? Next, his amusing story investigating this topic as a Boy Scout, then he describes several of his favorite plants, easy to grow, that provide t.p., each rated by their "fuzz factor" all the way up to the "Rolls Royce" (was that a pun?) in the garden with a fuzz factor of 10! All these plants also have medicinal properties and essential oils, much better than commercial paper processed with chemicals, plus the leaves are better for septic tanks and can also be used to speed up your compost pile. Some plants out there are toxic so you need to know what you are doing, if you stick to Russell's list you will be fine. Having always loved nature even Russell can be burned by it as in his story of poison oak and garlic! So what do we do when it's fall and there are no leaves? The options, the ideal, and of course a few weird things! |
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July 1st, 2010
"The Big Ten" The HEAT is on in Germany, how is his garden doing? We expand on the Big Three from last time to the Big Ten, the most important crops in the world and Russell explains the purpose and uses for each one, including some you may not have heard of, and more sources for you on the web. Since rice is so GMO he recommends wild rice, it's a super food and good for the brain, he found a great article "Move Over brown Rice - Go Wild!" He is running experiments on three different ways to grow wild rice, it's a cash crop, you can also make some bucks. The most important root crop is the normal potato, go to his Youtube Channel and see the "True Potato Seed" (have you ever seen that?) He is putting up new video clips all the time building a resource for everybody! And bring up his BTO page when you listen so you can follow along as he describes the slide show. As we continue through the Big Ten soy beans stand out as one of the first GMO'd crops in the 80s, so go check your innocent looking vegetable oil, it's probably GMO! Big #8 is in the banana family and very interesting, a deliberate hybrid clone made 5 to 8 thousand years ago! "They are beautiful and fascinating plants from who knows what planet they came." The last two Big Ten don't sound so good, they both have a type of poison and one can lead to malnutrition. Um, and by the way, you know not to eat a green potato right? |
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June 4th, 2010
"The Lost Crops of the Andes" That latest tips from his garden, dealing with the slimy and how to keep them away from your strawberries! World food crops, the Big Three that make up half the world's caloric consumption. GMO corn is everywhere, how to protect your corn from airborne pollen contamination or store your heirloom seeds until the "storm" is over. Big GMO with rice, and the interesting difference with wheat. On to the misty root crops of Machu Picchu vegetables, often called the "lost crops" and the zones where they can be grown. (We can grow them here!) Details on these cool crops, Maca for warriors, Mashua, and many more easy crops adding more nutrition and new flavors to your plate! Cold winter ground, even frozen, can be a great place to store vegetables, "you can think of it as an addition to your pantry or root cellar, it's buried gold out there." What is safe to leave in the ground and what isn't. The benefits of Jerusalem and Chinese artichokes, more tasty additions. He left the best for last, Skirret! Pest resistant, bugs won't eat it, and makes massive amounts of sweet roots. Have your pen ready as throughout the hour Russell gives sources for seeds and plants. Bon Appetit! |
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March 8th, 2010
"The Weird Whacky World of Plants" Tobacco, how we grow these marvelous plants step by step and ways of keeping snails away while the plants are vulnerable. Why grow tobacco? Its benefits and uses, how to make bug spray with good old natural nicotine, which comes with a little warning you should know just in case. It's much better than industrial poisons, the effects of DDT last for years, nicotine dissipates fast. When to harvest, and then comes the art of curing without a lot of chemicals. There are several ways and Russell likes to make his own cigars and pipe tobacco. He experiments with curing green, yellow, and brown leaves, also the fragrance and flavoring of the tobacco and figuring out how much you need to grow. Then, in honor of International Women's Day Russell talks about yams...huh? In the U.S. what we call yams are actually sweet potatoes; there is such a thing as a real yam, but very hard to find so "Russell's insider trading tip of the month" where to get them! The really weird things about this plant, ways to prepare and its other uses, the benefit for women, about hormones and the birth control pill, air potatoes that you can eat or plant, and beware of the myths about plants. Indian Shot also known as Canna Lily, another wacky plant... bullets from a plant, beat that! |
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January 18th, 2010
"Individual Sovereignty Starts with a Seed" First what's going on in Germany, many are talking about the flu hoax as people there are healthier than they have been in years, and the 20 below crazy weather. Being prepared: In 2008 the G8 was talking about financial problems, now the topic is the edge of the food crises. Individual sovereignty is the way to go, in this hour, more about growing our own food, the un-obvious about potatoes, a warning to heed, how to grow them and store them up to six months, sprout inhibitors in store bought potatoes and the effects of irradiation. Sweet Potatoes are popular on holidays but there are very good reasons why would you should include them in your garden, and saving seeds for the next year. How much wheat do you have to grow to make a one pound loaf of bread? Winter projects, dreaming up the design of your garden, placing it where you'll see it every day and observe changes. Julia's daily touch make his plants do better! Don't forget about flowers that bring the bees, with the right flowers you can make them come to *your* garden. Tobacco growing (even if you don't smoke) and much more next time! Send your questions to Recommended websites from Russell: Heirloom seeds - rareseeds.com Ancient grains - beautifulegardens.org Potato varieties - seedsavers.org For folks in the UK - realseeds.co.uk |
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October 26th, 2009
"The Magic of Findhorn" Joining our preparedness series, it is lovely that Russell's first interview in the USA is here at BTO! He was determined to come to our studio to meet us, hydroplaning down I-5 in the rain storm, "but that was no problem because I used to be a surfer down in California so that was cool with me." And when he and his daughter Julia arrived the sun came with them. About him as a teenager falling in love with horticulture. The Findhorn Garden captured him, "and I fell in love with this idea that there is something behind the plants out there in the garden that we don't see." He plans to go visit Sepp Holzer, another man with great education who trusts learning from experience rather than books and rules. From the Seattle area where he worked growing tropical plants, (a fancy name for house plants!) and in spite of it being a scary move for him, he spent three years living at the base of a volcano in Indonesia helping to develop the fabulous gardens which includes California Redwoods growing alongside the palm trees! "Species and genetics, all these concepts we have about plants, it's all man made... we don't know really where plants originated, there's just so much we don't know about the genetic history of plants." He knew of RSE, but when he found BTO he discovered there was more to it than reading books and became a student. In this series we will learn about the traditional as well as the "occult" forgotten knowledge of horticulture, propagation to make more plants, making your own hybrids, tubers, harvesting seeds, storing seeds (with no experience you are in for a big surprise) and enjoying the product of your labor, such as making sweet potato chips that are out of this world! "All these things are easy to do, not obvious, but it's simple." |
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Russell Leon, a Professional Horticulturist, was inspired to start gardening as a teenager after reading "The Magic of Findhorn" by Paul Hawken. While keeping an eye out for the unseen forces in the garden he quickly realized that working close to the earth was his passion, even if he hadn't met any nature spirits or "Divas"... yet. After finishing up two degrees in horticulture he left California to work in the Seattle area growing tropical plants.
For over ten years now Russell has been producing educational video programs on various themes in horticulture, sustainable
agriculture and biology - primarily sold to high schools, universities & libraries.
