Oceangrown’s History

Beginning in 1936, Dr. Maynard Murray began his life long research in sea energy agriculture - how to get the perfect chemistry (consistency, balance and proportion) of the ocean back into the depleted soils. He felt this was the key to proper nutrition, a stronger immune system and a longer, healthier life. Dr. Murray undertook a variety of experiments to determine the secrets of the sea, often wondering why land-based animals suffered from so many forms of chronic disease while sea animals generally enjoy vigorous health.

Over the years, Dr. Murray's research led him to various States and locales including Massachusetts, Indiana, Illinois and Florida.

"Sea Energy Agriculture", the science that Dr. Murray uncovered lay largely dormant during the next 20 years until a dedicated effort was initiated to rescue this essential knowledge from oblivion.

Dr. Murray began his trials with sea solids after he had started with coastal waters that had became increasingly toxic and unusable. OceanGrown has shifted from using sea solids (crystals are problematic for several reasons; many elements are lost during evaporation, crystals do not go back into solution easily or reliably, they are difficult to apply, and are a natural desiccant and therefore tend to clump in humid environments). Back to an improved OceanSolution Extract harvested from the deep clean ocean and suitable for all plants. This has required major investment in the design of machinery that could extract the minerals without damaging the aerobic bacteria that is abundant in seawater and is important for revitalizing damaged soils. One advantage of extracting the minerals is the reduction of all handling, storage and shipping costs.