Ali Abdelfatah Mohamed Muqleed has been farming for most of his life—but for the past 25 years, he’s done so hand in hand with SEKEM and the Economy of Love, steadily transforming his 28-hectare farm through biodynamic methods, innovation, and continuous learning.
“This is Muqleed’s Farm,” he says proudly. “We love our land. Agriculture runs in our blood—it’s the source of our living.”
On his land, Ali now cultivates caraway, wheat, and artichoke without chemicals or synthetic inputs. Instead, he relies on practices introduced through Economy of Love trainings—making compost from animal manure and dried plants, adopting solar technologies, and shifting away from pesticides.
“We used to spray our land,” he explains. “Now, we follow the engineers’ instructions, because we’ve seen the benefits of healthy, biodynamic crops.”
Ali points to the balance that Economy of Love helps farmers achieve: “It’s a healthy production model—with lower costs and a guaranteed return on investment. So of course, we loved it. It became part of our lives.”
Through regular workshops, technical guidance, and access to sustainable technologies, he says the support from SEKEM and Economy of Love has expanded his entire approach to farming.
“They connected us to things we didn’t know existed before,” he says. “They keep us up to date—not just with ideas, but with tools we can use.”
For Ali, biodynamic agriculture has not only improved his land—it’s improved his quality of life and renewed his relationship with the soil.