disruptivediner: psf david wechsler
DESCRIPTION
David Wechsler is also thinking differently about how we use our resources as a society. During the work week, he's a product engineer developing smart grid hardware and communication systems that help utilities deliver electricity more efficiently and sustainably. The rest of the time, he's the founder of ElectricFertilizer.com, where he's working on a chemical-free way to increase crop yields. David will share his journey towards commercializing something so disruptive, including the journey to finding partners and getting to a sustainable business for him, too.TRANSCRIPT
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DisruptiveDiner:Profitably Sustainable Food
David Wechsler
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Windowfarms.com
A PARTIAL SOLUTION – TILL…
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Source: Walter Häntzschel: Der Einfluß der Elektrizität auf das Wachstum der Pflanzen. In: Erfindungen und Experimente. Band II, W. Herlet, Leipzig 1906.
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“... at the base of these giant stones he measured negaDvely charged ground currents that interacted with the posiDve atmospheric electric field. Again, we see a familiar paJern of natural energies, combined with ferDlity. “Source: John Burke & Kaj Halberg, Seed of Knowledge, Stone of Plenty, p. 104
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ELECTROCULTURE IS LIKE…
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© 2013 ElectricFerDlizer.com
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INCREASED GERMINATION RATE
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© 2013 ElectricFerDlizer.com
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AND OTHERS…
RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS
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IMPROVING URBAN FOOD SAFETY
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DUE TO POLLUTION, GROUND CONTAMINATION (E.G. BROWNFIELDS), ETC.
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WHAT IS YOUR LAND’S HISTORY?
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ENHANCED PHYTO-REMEDIATION
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CREATING PRODUCTS FOR EASE OF USE
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DisruptiveDiner:Profitably Sustainable Food
David Wechsler