The results from his tea brewers have been phenomenal! The 5 gallon brewer is the only brewer on the market that takes only 12 hours to brew and the soil lab test results have shown excellent numbers. AND, each of them are EASY TO CLEAN .. no biofilm buildup.

Watch for more products to emerge as K.I.S®. continues to invent for the home and professional grower!

LEON R. HUSSEY

Leon Hussey has an Associate Degree in Horticulture and has been in the horticulture industry for over 30 years. He is currently a Soil Foodweb Advisor. He has owned and operated a retail nursery and design/build landscape and maintenance company in Redmond, Washington with his wife, Linda, which they sold in April of 2002. He and his wife continue to own the property the nursery is situated on and continues to do the environmental tours along Bear Creek with schools, Boy and Girl Scout groups and gardening clubs.

Leon’s volunteer activities have included: member of the Regional Review Committee for final compost use guidelines from the West coast to the Mississippi, Advisory for the Woodinville Water District: for low water use/display garden, Advisor to City of Redmond working with the City Engineer on compost amendment standards for residential and commercial application, Advisor to Pomegranate: on Lake Sammamish stewardship program, and consultant for residences and schools for setting up native habitat gardens, a Soils for Salmon speaker and was a U.S. Delegate to China in Horticulture.

He is currently Vice President of the International Compost Tea Council (ICTC), Vice President of Redmond Organization of Shared Environments, a Certified Native Plant Steward, on the Board of Directors for the Lake Washington School District Adventure School, and a member of Water Tenders, a salmon-preservation group.

Leon has been the recipient of two Green Globe Awards with King County for: Environmental Education and Wildlife Habitat Protection, Redmond Chamber of Commerce Education award and an education award from the Washington State Nursery and Landscape Association.

Married for over 33 years with two adult sons, Leon enjoys spending his free time traveling, working in his garden, and reading.

LINDA HUSSEY

Linda Hussey graduated from Western Washington University with a bachelor’s degree in special education and a minor in psychology. She is a former special education teacher who taught the mild to severely developmentally disabled. She comes from a family background in landscaping and nursery. Linda owned and operated Classic Nursery & Landscape Co. in Redmond with her husband for 18 years, managing all the financial, human resources and contract part of the business.

Linda is an active community volunteer and has received recognition for Volunteer of the Year, Education Award and Citizen of the Year with the Redmond Chamber of Commerce. She currently serves on a Business Tax Transportation Improvement Committee and North Redmond Community Advisory Committee for the City of Redmond, the Board of Directors for Emerald Heights (a retirement facility), and chairs the Redmond Appreciation Days committee for Emerald Heights. In the past Linda has served on the Redmond Chamber of Commerce board of directors for six years, the Lake Washington Horticulture Advisory Council for 12 years, the Washington Green Industry Council and was a U.S. Delegate to China in Horticulture. She completed a year-long class with Leadership Institute in 2003 and earned certification in mediation at the Dispute Resolution Center in Snohomish County in 2005.

In her “spare” time, she enjoys walking, traveling, clamming, reading, canning, her volunteer work and working in the garden.