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Hi there, This is Wael the founder & owner of the farm. After 10 years of working in corporate I decided to chase my dream to have a farm & I did :)
My farm is a small organic environmental farm, picnic ground & a campground which is around 45 minutes away from Cairo (kilo58 Cairo Alexandria desert road)
The main crop & production is olive oil, along with it I grow seasonal veggies & crops such as onions, potatoes, carrots, garlic, wheat, corn,... in addition to raising some farm animals such as free range chickens (for eggs), turkeys, donkey, goats, sheep & dogs.
I live at the farm & currently I run it alone without permanent workers (yet sometimes I hire temp workers for big tasks when needed) & Workawayers help when they are here.
It's almost a closed loop where I grow animals food then use their manure to fertilize the soil & make my own compost.
I do care about environment in each part of the farm from saving water to not using any chemicals or plastic to trying to benefit from solar energy through lots of DIYs.Types of help and learning opportunities
Art ProjectsHelp with Eco ProjectsGardeningDIY and building projectsAnimal CareFarmstay helpHospitality/TourismGeneral MaintenanceUN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
During your stay you will definitely get to know some of the culture here, you will be able to visit different places either touristic or cultural or activities. You can learn some Arabic language.
Help
Would appreciate help in daily farming activities (planting, harvesting, weeding, composting,...)
Help with animals (feeding, watering, cleaning,...)
Help with visitors coming to the farm (place cleaning & setup, )
Help in building eco-friendly huts for visitors & shelters for animals
Help with DIY projects related to solar energy, electric sensors & automation, carpentryLanguages
Languages spoken
Arabic: Fluent
English: Fluent
German: BeginnerThis host offers a language exchange
I was learning German years ago but without practice I lost most of it, so will be nice catching up Also during my travels used to know several Spanish words but guess what!! almost lost it & I do love SpanishAccommodation
Accommodation is in a shared room that takes up to 3 or 4 persons with (small shared kitchen & toilet)
It has a fridge, fan & bunk beds
Mostly you will cook your own food as I provide the basic food supply with other Workawayers if there are any & sometimes I cook (they say i do good pizza & cake)
Some of the food is from the farm & the rest is bought from the market also you can get your extras or special items from the supermarketWhat else ...
Currently, the internet is available only around my house with a limited capacity yet there is a good signal if you need more internet & willing to buy a SIM card.
You will have a 2 days off a week, public transportation is not easy yet arranging a transportation is doable to move around (you can hire a taxi or Uber & I can help with that)
During your off time either you go to see Cairo & around or just chill in the farm up to you.
There are no much people like me living in the farms around us, just workers, but the farm is not far from the city & there is a big hyper market close to it.
The farm is open for visits so I receive guests from time to time might need your help with that & sometimes you can interact with those guests in addition to some friends like to pass by & spend the time around bonfire or the grill so you will be able to meet some people in addition to other volunteers & there are some games such as slackline, racket, dart & ballA little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Can host digital nomads
I don't mind hosting digital nomads who want to work on their own projects in their days off or after working hours. My internet connection is limited & good but not super fast
Space for parking camper vans
This host can provide space for campervans.
How many Workawayers can stay?
More than two
Hours expected
Maximum 4-5 hours a day, 5 days a week
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Jokes aside, Wael was the first Host we had in egypt and he was a true blessing. From the first day on he made us feel valued and appreciated.
He provided everything we needed and the accommodation was pretty good even though it was simple.
He really has a beautiful piece of land… read more
They spare no effort, they love animals, they are talktive & easy to have a conversation with in different topics (try music with Ravi) they joined me for around 3 weeks helping with feeding the animals, weeding, revising water drippers, preparing lines for planting,....
They… read more
He can share knowledge & idea. Good luck with your trip & see you again somewhere:)
The accomodation was confortable !
I hope you will have a great harvest of olives this year and your… read more
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Jokes aside, Wael was the first Host we had in egypt and he was a true blessing. From the first day on he made us feel valued and appreciated.
He provided everything we needed and the accommodation was pretty good even though it was simple.
He really has a beautiful piece of land… read more
They spare no effort, they love animals, they are talktive & easy to have a conversation with in different topics (try music with Ravi) they joined me for around 3 weeks helping with feeding the animals, weeding, revising water drippers, preparing lines for planting,....
They… read more
He can share knowledge & idea. Good luck with your trip & see you again somewhere:)
The accomodation was confortable !
I hope you will have a great harvest of olives this year and your… read more
She is active, fun & you can easily have a conversation with her
Thank you Lisa, see you soon
They took care of the animals (feeding, cleaning, walking with dogs), lots of weeding, helped with food… read more
I mostly looked after the animals and did some weeding. Although there was always work to be done, I… read more
He is flexible & ready for whatever is going on
He also helped me getting some neem oil (i used to have) from UK
We kinda celebrated the news he got while being here that he was accepeted in medical school,… read more
Katy is a talanted painter, ahe draw lovely paintings.
Both are adventurers & liked that spirit in them. They are easy going, flexible, talktive & keen to do their tasks in a good way.
They took… read more
We had a routine that got along very well, with moments of work in a row and with moments of work that allowed us to relax a little, the best thing is that we never felt alone, we always had Whity's company.
Wael helped us… read more
As workawayer you'll get close with the animals of the farm and experince how to be a true egg collector with the many chickens.
I had an amazing stay, enjoyed the everyday tasks, working in the beautiful surrendings of the farm.
Big recommendations for… read more
Tried my best to practic Arabic with her.
Definitely recommend her. She is a great addition to the place
She helped feeding the animals, weeding, walking the dogs,...
She is easy going & commuicated easily with me &… read more
They helped with many things such as feeding animals, weeding, planting, painting,...missing them around already, can't wait to see them again
Even after he left, he is still sending stuff related to the farm from his country Malaysia
Thank you Syed for being part of it
She shared her experience with making clay balls to grow stuff & we tried it together.
She is talktive & you can have good concentration with her
He also using his mind & made kind of basic support structure for the donkey's water bucket as she was always drop it & made a… read more
She was clean & tidy & i loved having here at the farm
She was staying in Egypt for a while & even after finishing her volunteering at the farm she came one… read more
Wael provided fresh… read more
Cool buddy & was pleasure having him on board
See you soon bro here or in Brazil
It was pleasant days taking care of the animals and enjoying life on the farm.
The place is quite calm and if you like the farm lifestyle it will be nice for you.
The farm has a lot of work to do.
I painted, picked olives and fed the chickens and goats every day.
Weal is a nice and friendly guy.
I definitely… read more
She is talkative, easy going & organized.
waiting for you at the camp Mama :)
She is calm yet talktive & can have a good conversation with her.
See you again Maxine
I stayed in the comfortable volunteers house and was provided with healthy food as I needed. My duties mostly included feeding and preparing the food for the animals (goats, sheep, chickens and a lovely donkey). I… read more
he also give ideas & try to be helpful as much as possible.
Thank you Aziz & see you again soon
I feel blessed as working with Wael added lots of experiences for me regarding the way of dealing with animals, farming by using organic processe, and recycling almost everything in the farm. Wael… read more
Valentine stayed almost a month at the farm & she showed a very high level of commitment, passion towards animals, caringg, flexibility & dedication.
She supported the project with all her powers from effort, time, ideas, donations, spreading the word,.....
She took good care of all animals,… read more
The farm is located 1 hour from Cairo by car, so you can easily get there to go out in Cairo or visit historical monuments of the city such as the pyramids.
The farm is located in the middle of other farms and is completely "isolated" by barriers… read more
She was dedicated, animals lover, proactive, flexible, easy going, funny & talktive
It was a real pleasure having… read more
He had a dream of having a farm & he chased it there. He is calm person yet active, once he digest the process will go smoothly by himself & even he was teaching othe volunteers.
I could go for errands easily as i trust… read more
From the first moment I felt welcome by Wael to help him realize this beautiful project. He trusted me and other volunteers with the work we do and gave us a healthy dose of responsibilities… read more
I really enjoyed the work, it is a lot of weeding and after a while it almost turns into a meditation. I also planted… read more
I liked also how clear she is before coming & asking many questions to get a clear picture so the whole experience is smooth. She was always ready to help & once she finish a task she offer to help in another.
See you again Renèe & good luck with your… read more
He joined for 1 week & it was a good one giving help in feeding animals, weeding, irrigation,....
He is flexible, calm & positive person & a good photographer
He is calm & flexible
He handled everything alone when i got sick & he managed it
She was keen to offer help whenever she can.
She joined with her cousins & a friend, they all did a good job & were flexible yet girls were better (Sara & Mariam)
Was a real pleasure having her with me, she did many tasks such as feeding the animals, weeding, decorating volunteers space, some tasks with olive trees and more.
The organic farm is away from the cities and I was surrounded by nature for two weeks, which I appreciated a lot. My tasks were varied, so it was never too difficult for… read more
The farm away is pretty much in the middle of nowhere so it is a good place to disconnect.
They speak very good English & they are talkative
They did good & we had fun
Hope you are enjoying the rest of your trip & remember when lock down happens, the farm is open hahha
He had his own gym using whatever available at the farm :)
Communication was nice yet a bit funny as i'm not used to the British accent hahaha but all in all was cool.
He likes to cook although i wasn't helping him that much eating… read more
He did a great job either with animals or the field & of course cutting wood (one oh his favorite tasks)
He is talkative & keen to know about other countries, languages, religion & culture
So positive experience
My main job was to feed… read more
She likes to learn & even learnt from me how to make Italian Panzeroti :)
Generally had a nice time & good help with Zainab
Day after day, I got used to the work. I loved being there and admired every part of the farm and how dedicated Wael was to… read more