Every sunlight brings new hope, and with every flower sprouting a state of joy and positive energy is created.
In the modern era, with all the progress, development, and technology, people long for their roots, the land, the green color, and the green jobs as well as for the possibility of covering the earth with greenery, flowers, colors, scents, and different foods.
What is more beautiful is using that vision and helping the world eliminate the negative effects of technology, globalization, and war scenes on television screens that have become imprisoned within its walls.
This magical feeling can be experienced at Iman Mostafa’s recreational farm on the Cairo-Alexandria Desert Road, which she created with a love for nature and people.
Mostafa took a pledge to herself to build a farm that provides clean, healthy food away from hormones and pesticides that are harmful to humans as well as create a place for everyone to spend an enjoyable time among nature, purity, and greenery as well as eat rustic breakfast or Egyptian lunch, whether delicious stuffed goods or casseroles, all of which are made from the goodness of clean nature and clean agriculture.
She named that magical place, "Hazel Farm" because she did not want the farm to be named after someone.
The hazelnut tree inspired the name and what she learned of it being a magnificent tree that gathered people under its shade, in addition to combining brown and green, which were the two colors that she was planning to use for the farm and were also the colors of the tree trunks and its green leaves, additionally to her love of nuts.
"The family had a farm on the Cairo-Alexandria Desert Road, with palm trees and fig trees, and an area of 10 uncultivated acres," Mostafa said in a statement. "So I started to make a design for a place that would receive people and a place for children and adults activities such as planting seeds, watering plants, and educating about agriculture. In front of each planting bed (QR code), a person created a population for it, so abundant information about this plant or flower appeared."
"The family had a farm on the Cairo-Alexandria Desert Road, with palm trees and fig trees, and an area of 10 uncultivated acres," Mostafa said in a statement. "So I started to design a place that would receive people and a place for children and adults activities such as planting seeds, watering plants, and educating about agriculture. In front of each planting bed, a QR code for people to scan for abundant information about this plant or flower."
The farm contains a variety of crops, including tomatoes, eggplant, peas, cabbage, mint, thyme, and sesame, in addition to flowers and roses such as sunflowers, which give a wonderful shape to the land.
There is also educational agriculture, such as cotton cultivation, offering fascinating information for children about how cotton is grown and harvested from the ground.
*Iman Mostafa
The founder of this heavenly place is a young Egyptian woman, Iman Mostafa. She worked at international organizations including the United Nations after her graduation and became involved in development and sustainability.
In 2020, Mostafa submitted her resignation and decided to learn agriculture and visited many farms until she decided that she wanted to work in this field.
However, clean agriculture brings few profits and requirements and at some point, she wanted an idea besides cultivating the land that generate an income that would not make her tired of farming.
In addition, Mostafa loved people, so she thought of opening the farm on the weekends for visitors, hosting them in a picturesque natural setting, and practicing some recreational, educational, and cultural activities.
*Food culture
With the rapid pace of life and globalization, there has become a lack of interest in the identity of the food individuals consume.
Thus, Mostafa came up with the idea of offering Egyptian food made from the environment and the farm as well as prepared by peasant women working on the farm, so young and old could taste food grown organically and with ingredients they picked from the farm to establish the culture of home-cooked food.
In addition to poultry and animals, there is no farm without animals. The farm has pigeons, rabbits, ducks, chickens, and goats, all are fed in safe and healthy ways.
Children can see the animals and learn about them and the importance of feeding them on natural food.
The information generates awareness about the importance of choosing clean food without hormones from for human safety and public health.
*Rural tourism
"Hazel Farm" opens its doors to visitors on weekends and public holidays. Weekdays are always booked for school trips and corporate or group retreats. It provides them with the option of buying breakfast or lunch meals.
The farm, which has been receiving visitors for two and a half years, has attracted foreign and Arab tourists. Some Saudi families visit the farm repeatedly during their visits to Egypt. In addition to groups of schools, families, and companies.
It has a wonderful appearance of flowers and arrangement, which makes it a picturesque place, which made an international jewelry company shoot one of its collections in the flower area.
In addition to programs offered per each occasion, eggs are colored at Sham El-Nessim as well as the basic activities of the flower workshop, a tour of the farm, the “U-PICK” activity, a tractor tour, planting in pots, farm animals, and a play area in a fun atmosphere and comfortable for the nerves.
*Farm people
The farm consists of a large team, the most wonderful of whom is a team of peasant women who bake unleavened bread.
In addition to the chef who prepares salads, casseroles, and grilling equipment young men explain agriculture to the children and take them on a tour of the different crops.
Egypt is a beautiful place filled with good, sincere people who love work and people and seek happiness on its green land.
Contributed by Yara Sameh
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