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Mohammed Ahmed (Backup)
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This is the backup account for Mohammed Ahmed, also known as Farmer Mohammed. Please note that this one is run by a friend of his until he can speak for himself again.

If you want to help him support his family: https://chuffed.org/project/help-mohamed
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sheepandbarley.bsky.social
Hi, Mohammed's friend here.

Looks like Bluesky's finally done it and chased him off for good. He told me he doesn't want to create another account only to be deleted again right away.

I still hope he'll be back, but for now, here's a photo of his barley from earlier today. Doesn't it look great?
Green shoots of barley.
December 9, 2025 at 12:37 AM
sheepandbarley.bsky.social
Hi, this is a friend of Farmer Mohammed's posting on his behalf until he can speak for himself again.

He says hi and hopes to be back soon. Here's a photo he sent me last week after he gave his barley some iron to strengthen its growth.

Please share and donate:
chuffed.org/project/help...
Barley plants. The ground has a reddish hue due the iron sprinkled around the plants.
December 5, 2025 at 3:06 PM
sheepandbarley.bsky.social
Hi, this is a friend of Farmer Mohammed's posting on his behalf until he can speak for himself again.

He writes: "I urgently need $300 to repair my mother's and brother's tents. Thank you all so much. / They were damaged by the rain."

Please share and donate.

chuffed.org/project/help...
Damaged tent. In the background you can see parts of the refugee camp. Damaged tent. Damaged tent.
November 27, 2025 at 12:14 PM
sheepandbarley.bsky.social
Hi, this is a friend of Farmer Mohammed's posting on his behalf until he can speak for himself again.

For those of you who aren't familiar with his story, here he it is in his own (translated) words. You can also find it on his campaign page:

chuffed.org/project/help...
Hello, today, July 29, 2025, marks the first anniversary of the start of my family's online donation campaign, especially via Blue Sky. Today, I will write to you my memoirs about how it started exactly a year ago. First, I am from Rafah. I was displaced from my home on May 6, 2024. I came here to the Mawasi area, carrying nothing but some blankets, mattresses, 6 pieces of wood, and two tarpaulins. We are a family of 13 people: me, my wife, my three sons, my brother, his pregnant wife, his three sons, my mother, and my sister. I arrived at the Mawasi camp with only $1,300. During the first days, I spent $500 on buying wood, tarpaulins, and some other things. After I settled down, I started thinking about how long we would stay in this camp and what our future would be exactly. Of course, I did not reach a conclusion. I had a Palestinian friend from Gaza named Nour. We used to talk almost every day. She asked me once, "Do you have money?" I said, "I do, but I don't have much." She said, "What do you think about me sending you an amount?" Of course, I refused completely. Two days later, She said to me, do you know the Blue Sky app? I said no. She said, do you know the GFM website? I said no. She said, listen. I said, what? She said, download the app and I will start with you step by step. The next day, she created an account for me on the Blue Sky @pp. I started as if I The first person I spoke to was a woman named Kija from Finland. She was a kind and wonderful person. After about a week, Kija spoke to a woman named Miranda that there was a person from Gaza who wanted to help. The next day, I spoke with Miranda. She is really an iron girl. In just two days, she brought a girl named Meiv. Meiv is the one who did almost everything for me. After just 24 hours, I had a link to a donation campaign. This was on July 29, 2024. Here, my journey to save my family from poverty, hunger, and displacement began. When I started, my goal was to collect money to leave Gaza and buy land, a farm, and sheep in Egypt. But with the development of events and the imposition of the suffocating siege on us, my goal changed to just buying food and staying alive for as long as possible. During this year, I collected more than From $50,000/which is enough to start a new life outside Gaza / but a lot of money was spent here just to buy food / I thought about human nature to live for today and let the future do what it wants // During this hunger I started planting some crops in a small plot of land next to my tent, which was later known as the small farm. I planted crops at the beginning of last winter. I planted radishes, arugula, peas, and onions. During this summer I planted squash, okra, peppers, and eggplant. I ate from my crops many times, and the farm had a moral benefit. I practiced my original craft that I used to work in before the war of extermination. // benefit. I practiced my original craft that I used to work in before the war of extermination. // Finally, I would like to thank my friend Molly, my friend the shepherd, my friend Chantal, my friend the blue goat keeper, and many, many sympathizers with us. / Everyone who donated to my family or spread my story. You, you, listen to me well. You saved a family from starvation. / In the end, I must mention something that must be mentioned. From the first day of collecting donations, I quit smoking so that I do not deceive the donors. The donor puts the money For food, not cigarettes. My conscience won't be at ease if I smoke a single cigarette with money donated to cover food for the family. I love all of you who saved Mohammed and his family from the quicksand in Mawasi camp. Thank you all.
November 26, 2025 at 2:32 PM
sheepandbarley.bsky.social
Hi, this is a friend of Farmer Mohammed's posting on his behalf until he can speak for himself again.

He says hi to all his friends and supporters here and hopes to be back soon. Until then, here are today's crops: onions, radishes and barley.
Please share and donate: chuffed.org/project/help...
Onions Radishes Barley sprouts More barley sprouts
November 26, 2025 at 12:51 PM