About Electric Fertilizer
Welcome! This is David Wechsler... I started this site long ago, back in 2010 when I first discovered and started experimenting with electroculture. I actually first heard of it in 1990, bought some papers on it and shelved it for awhile. 20 years later with a wife and my first kid, we were doing some gardening work and I remembered those old papers I once bought. While I didn't believe it at the time, I did my first experiment and the rest is history!
About David
David holds a Masters' degree in electrical engineering and is a certified systems engineering professional. Professionally, he loves systems thinking, connecting things up, designing and building things.
Experimenting & blogging on electroculture since 2010, he wrote the first modern scientific book for the mainstream back in 2014. Since then, he's given speeches, developed a number of unique products, and launched the ELECTROCULTURE Beginners to Advanced Facebook Group in 2020, which is now the largest group on the topic around sporting more than 300,000 members!
Vision
I've long recognized the amazing potentials that electroculture brings to the world... and it's my vision to share and promote the science, creativity, and benefits it brings.
Furthermore, as a fan of the so-called "Solar Punk" movement that imagines a greener, loving and connected society, I see the study of electroculture as being a way to show how connected we are - to the plants, animals, fellow humans, and the universe itself. There is so much here and I hope you find yourselves as inspired as I am!
Collaborations
Electric Fertilizer also participates in collaborative educational projects, including Energetic Growers.
In The Media
Electric Fertilizer and electroculture have been featured in various media outlets, podcasts, and interviews.
KMOX Radio — The Charlie Brennan Show
David was interviewed on KMOX 1120 AM St. Louis — one of the country's top talk radio stations — discussing electroculture, plant electricity, and the science behind growing with electric fields.
The Energetic Agriculture Podcast
David hosts two podcast series: Season 1 — Energetic Agriculture (with co-host Ray Lee Bacon) covering electroculture basics, history, theory, and experiments; and the follow-up series Electroculture and Beyond, going deeper into the science and practice.
Listen on Substack →St. Louis Business Journal
"St. Louis entrepreneur wants to put a charge into farming"
Featured in the St. Louis Business Journal's BizNext column in 2015, covering David's electroculture research and vision for electrically-enhanced agriculture.
Read the Article →Electroculture Facebook Group
The largest electroculture community online with over 300,000 members sharing experiments, tips, and results.
Join the Group →
Electric Fertilizer YouTube
Video tutorials, experiment updates, and demonstrations of electroculture techniques in action.
Watch Videos →Electric Fertilizer Blog
Since 2010, chronicling experiments, research findings, and the evolution of electroculture understanding.
Read Articles →Electroculture: The Book
The first modern scientific book on electroculture for mainstream audiences, published in 2014.
Get the Book →
Guest Appearances
David has been featured on various gardening, sustainability, and alternative agriculture podcasts.
- KMOX Radio
- Extreme Health Radio with Justin Stellman
- Higher Side Chats with Greg Carlwood
- One Radio Network with Patrick Timpone
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Get In Touch
Have questions about electroculture? Want to collaborate or book a speaking engagement?
Contact David