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Mohamed Ahmed's Small Farm Academy

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Join us at The Small Farm Academy! Follow along for helpful gardening advice and all things plants, puppies and perseverance. Disclaimer: due to wonky internet, this account is run by a friend of Mohamed's. All your messages will be passed on to him.

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Mohamed Ahmed's Small Farm Academy @eggplantsandolives.bsky.social · 16h
Hi, it's Mohamed's friend. "Grueling" is still an understatement. The school (remember, just a tent) was under gunfire from the Yellow Line for about half an hour. Everyone, teachers and students alike, had to lie down on the ground and wait for it to be over. Imagine. bit.ly/help-mohamed
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Hello, this is Meave Gallagher, the sponsor of this fundraising campaign for our dear friend, Mohamed Ahmed, the displaced Palestinian farmer growing a small farm in Mawasi, Khan Yunis. His original g...
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Mohamed Ahmed's Small Farm Academy @eggplantsandolives.bsky.social · 16h
Hi, it's Mohamed's friend. "Grueling" is still an understatement. The school (remember, just a tent) was under gunfire from the Yellow Line for about half an hour. Everyone, teachers and students alike, had to lie down on the ground and wait for it to be over. Imagine. bit.ly/help-mohamed
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Help Mohamed Get His Family to Safety
Hello, this is Meave Gallagher, the sponsor of this fundraising campaign for our dear friend, Mohamed Ahmed, the displaced Palestinian farmer growing a small farm in Mawasi, Khan Yunis. His original g...
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MOHAMED AHMED @thesmallfarm.xyz · 19h
Hello friends, sending you greetings from Gaza. After a grueling day of work, I’ve returned to my tent. Please share this and donate if you can. Your brother is not doing well. chuffed.org/project/help...
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meave (frown) @meave.nyc · 02/10/2026
below, a lovely close-up photo of an okra plant below, an earnest plea from Mohamed @thesmallfarm.xyz to help him feed his family and winterize their encampment as best he can with available materials. $6.50 this week $100 last week $160 2 weeks ago —for 13 people to live on bit.ly/help-mohamed
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MOHAMED AHMED @thesmallfarm.xyz · 02/10/2026
Hello friends, sending you greetings from Gaza. Honestly, I need to repair the tents and the outer fencing in preparation for winter; lately, the donations I receive barely cover the cost of food. Please share this and donate if you can—I am not doing well. bit.ly/help-mohamed
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MOHAMED AHMED @thesmallfarm.xyz · 01/10/2026
Hello friends! Today, October 1st, I am beginning to plant winter crops. This month, I will be planting radishes, onions, arugula, potatoes, and barley. Please follow the account, share this post, and donate if you can. This marks a third winter here at the Al-Mawasi camp. bit.ly/help-mohamed
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Mohamed Ahmed's Small Farm Academy @eggplantsandolives.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Hi, it's Mohamed's friend. Folks, I did it. I think I've might have made our friend cry today–and I'm not even sorry. 💁‍♀️ (I almost cried, too, so fair is fair.) I'll show you why in a few days. Until then, please share and donate if you can. Food prices are still very high. bit.ly/help-mohamed
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Mohamed Ahmed's Small Farm Academy @eggplantsandolives.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Alright everyone, go follow @thesmallfarm.xyz to get in touch with the man himself.
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meave (frown) @meave.nyc · 29/09/2026
welcome @thesmallfarm.xyz, the site I OWN for Mohamed’s links and which is now our dear friend Mohamed’s presence here. this is his first post; moderation immediately marked it as spam. please read it, share it, support Mohamed. three years of war and genocide bit.ly/help-mohamed
The hidden face of war—what you don't see on the news: Yesterday, while I was working at the school, a mother arrived with her seven-year-old son. Something was clearly wrong; the child refused to enter the classroom tent with the other children and began to cry. The mother shouted at him, trying to force him to sit with the group, but he clung to her, unwilling to let go. I stepped in and asked what was happening, and the mother explained the situation from the beginning. She said that about a year ago, the boy had been caught in a shelling incident; a wall had collapsed on him. Although he was rescued and treated, he had lost the ability to speak for nearly two months. She added that, ever since then, he refused to be apart from her for even a moment—he even slept right next to her and never left her side. When school started, a problem arose: the student had to sit in class for three hours without the comfort of a warm embrace—his mother's. Believe me, no one on the teaching staff knew how to handle the situation. In the end, we decided to let him go home (to the tent) with his mother, hoping we could find a solution to his problem. This is the kind of situation that makes a person truly hate their job.
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MOHAMED AHMED @thesmallfarm.xyz · 30/09/2026
Hello friends. I send you greetings from Gaza. Preliminary statistics show that 16 children from the school were injured during the war—out of a total of 400 students—meaning that 4% of the student body was injured. This is war. Please share this and donate if you can. bit.ly/help-mohamed
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Mohamed Ahmed's Small Farm Academy @eggplantsandolives.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Hi, it's Mohamed's friend. Folks, I did it. I think I've might have made our friend cry today–and I'm not even sorry. 💁‍♀️ (I almost cried, too, so fair is fair.) I'll show you why in a few days. Until then, please share and donate if you can. Food prices are still very high. bit.ly/help-mohamed
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Help Mohamed Get His Family to Safety
Hello, this is Meave Gallagher, the sponsor of this fundraising campaign for our dear friend, Mohamed Ahmed, the displaced Palestinian farmer growing a small farm in Mawasi, Khan Yunis. His original g...
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Mohamed Ahmed's Small Farm Academy @eggplantsandolives.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Hi, it's Mohamed's friend. Here's a small glimpse into what it means to be a teacher in Gaza. Children being scared and clingy on their first day at school is difficult enough, but add to that the trauma these children have been through. How do you deal with that? bit.ly/help-mohamed

The hidden face of war-what you don't see on the news: Yesterday, while I was working at the school, a mother arrived with her
seven-year-old son. Something was clearly wrong; the child refused to enter the classroom tent with the other children and began to cry. The mother shouted at him, trying to force him to sit with the group, but he clung to her, unwilling to let go. I stepped in and asked what was happening, and the mother explained the situation from the beginning. She said that about a year ago, the boy had been caught in a shelling incident; a wall had collapsed on him. Although he was rescued and treated, he had lost the ability to speak for nearly two months. She added that, ever since then, he refused to be apart from her for even a moment-he even slept right next to her and never left her side. When school started, a problem arose: the student had to sit in class for three hours without the comfort of a warm embrace-his mother's. Believe me, no one on the teaching staff knew how to handle the situation. In the end, we decided to let him go home (to the tent) with his mother, hoping we could find a solution to his problem. This is the kind of situation that makes a person truly hate their job.
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Mohamed Ahmed's Small Farm Academy @eggplantsandolives.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Hi, it's Mohamed's friend. Here's a small glimpse into what it means to be a teacher in Gaza. Children being scared and clingy on their first day at school is difficult enough, but add to that the trauma these children have been through. How do you deal with that? bit.ly/help-mohamed

The hidden face of war-what you don't see on the news: Yesterday, while I was working at the school, a mother arrived with her
seven-year-old son. Something was clearly wrong; the child refused to enter the classroom tent with the other children and began to cry. The mother shouted at him, trying to force him to sit with the group, but he clung to her, unwilling to let go. I stepped in and asked what was happening, and the mother explained the situation from the beginning. She said that about a year ago, the boy had been caught in a shelling incident; a wall had collapsed on him. Although he was rescued and treated, he had lost the ability to speak for nearly two months. She added that, ever since then, he refused to be apart from her for even a moment-he even slept right next to her and never left her side. When school started, a problem arose: the student had to sit in class for three hours without the comfort of a warm embrace-his mother's. Believe me, no one on the teaching staff knew how to handle the situation. In the end, we decided to let him go home (to the tent) with his mother, hoping we could find a solution to his problem. This is the kind of situation that makes a person truly hate their job.
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Mohamed Ahmed's Small Farm Academy @eggplantsandolives.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Hi, it's Mohamed's friend. He sent me photos from his teaching job today. The lesson? "I gave the students instructions regarding remnants of war and suspicious objects. / On Wednesday, instructions will be given on how to react in the event of gunfire from the yellow line." bit.ly/help-mohamed
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Help Mohamed Get His Family to Safety
Hello, this is Meave Gallagher, the sponsor of this fundraising campaign for our dear friend, Mohamed Ahmed, the displaced Palestinian farmer growing a small farm in Mawasi, Khan Yunis. His original g...
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Mohamed Ahmed's Small Farm Academy @eggplantsandolives.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
So, using mu.social and Eurosky didn't work either. 🫩 Back to the drawing board, then.
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Mohamed Ahmed's Small Farm Academy @eggplantsandolives.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Hi, it's Mohamed's friend. The internet is slow today, so he asked me to post for him. He writes, "Hello friends, I send you greetings from Gaza. Please share and donate; the war is not over yet, and the blockade remains imposed on us." bit.ly/help-mohamed
Mohamed showing some ears of barley.
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meave (frown) @meave.nyc · 27/09/2026
@farmmohamed.eurosky.social asks for so little from any of us. and he’d prefer to ask only for friendship, for company, to converse and exchange ideas. the very least we can do is help him keep his lovely family alive. winter is coming, winter is coming, winter is coming. bit.ly/help-mohamed
a four-photo collage: two of squash plants with flower buds, taken on 14 September 2025; two of squash plants with bright yellow flowers, taken on 20 September 2025.
In the center of the photos, a turquoise rectangle with the following text:
PLANT A SEED, GROW HOPE
Mohamed is the sole supporter of a family 13. He uses ancient farming techniques in Al-Mawasi camp to grow vegetables to feed them.
With your help, Mohamed provides everything for his family, including sending six kids to school. Every donation gives the family the chance at a better future.

His campaign link: chuffed.org/project/help-mohamed
His shortened campaign link: bit.ly/help-mohamed
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Mohamed Ahmed's Small Farm Academy @eggplantsandolives.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Hi, it's Mohamed's friend. The internet is slow today, so he asked me to post for him. He writes, "Hello friends, I send you greetings from Gaza. Please share and donate; the war is not over yet, and the blockade remains imposed on us." bit.ly/help-mohamed
Mohamed showing some ears of barley.
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Mohamed Ahmed's Small Farm Academy @eggplantsandolives.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Hi, it's Mohamed's friend. Even though we don't always talk about it, things are still really tense. The shelling has barely eased up and now the WFP has stopped distributing flour, prices are through the roof again. Please share and donate if you can. bit.ly/help-mohamed
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Mohamed Ahmed's Small Farm Academy @eggplantsandolives.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Hi, it's Mohamed's friend. Even though we don't always talk about it, things are still really tense. The shelling has barely eased up and now the WFP has stopped distributing flour, prices are through the roof again. Please share and donate if you can. bit.ly/help-mohamed
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Mohamed Ahmed's Small Farm Academy @eggplantsandolives.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Hi, it's Mohamed's friend. He writes, "Hello friends, my account has been banned again, but I will stay in touch with you through the account managed by my friend. Honestly, I really need your donations these days; I have only received $75 over the past week. Please share and donate if you can."
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Hello, this is Meave Gallagher, the sponsor of this fundraising campaign for our dear friend, Mohamed Ahmed, the displaced Palestinian farmer growing a small farm in Mawasi, Khan Yunis. His original g...
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Mohamed Ahmed's Small Farm Academy @eggplantsandolives.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Okay, trying again, this time via Eurosky and mu.social – maybe this will work. You can still follow and interact on Bluesky, but we hope he might be a bit safer over there. Feel free to join us on Mu; moving your account is relatively easy. (And you can get a cute little companion if you want.)
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Mohamed Ahmed's Small Farm Academy @eggplantsandolives.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Okay, trying again, this time via Eurosky and mu.social – maybe this will work. You can still follow and interact on Bluesky, but we hope he might be a bit safer over there. Feel free to join us on Mu; moving your account is relatively easy. (And you can get a cute little companion if you want.)
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Mohamed Ahmed's Small Farm Academy @eggplantsandolives.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Hi, it's Mohamed's friend. He writes, "Hello friends, my account has been banned again, but I will stay in touch with you through the account managed by my friend. Honestly, I really need your donations these days; I have only received $75 over the past week. Please share and donate if you can."
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Help Mohamed Get His Family to Safety
Hello, this is Meave Gallagher, the sponsor of this fundraising campaign for our dear friend, Mohamed Ahmed, the displaced Palestinian farmer growing a small farm in Mawasi, Khan Yunis. His original g...
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Mohamed Ahmed's Small Farm Academy @eggplantsandolives.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Annnnnd he's been deleted again. Ffs.
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Mohamed Ahmed's Small Farm Academy @eggplantsandolives.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Annnnnd he's been deleted again. Ffs.
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Chantal James @chantalalive.blacksky.app · 24/09/2026
Mohamed Ahmed is also one of the best, finest, most noble human beings our creator has blessed me to know in this lifetime. I've agreed to edit his beautiful memoir once it's fully translated into English in my practice of manuscript consultancy I opened. Maeve is my loving comrade on team Mohammed.
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Ouaquaga on Chenango @jnxouaquaga.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Jfc. Literally all he does is what all of us do. Post pics and talk about his life. This site is so damn violent.
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meave (frown) @meave.nyc · 24/09/2026
Mohamed finally tried again to contact his friends here—please follow him @teacher-mohamed.bsky.social, amplify his voice, tell bsky he is NOT SPAM. my reach is so limited but the #FriendsOfTheSmallFarm are many (right?) Mohamed is one of the best people i’ve ever known, this is such a small ask
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Mohamed Ahmed's Small Farm Academy @eggplantsandolives.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Mohamed writes, "Hello friends, my new account has been flagged as spam. Have I been bothering you with photos of my plants? Please comment on my posts, follow my account @teacher-mohamed.bsky.social , share, and donate if you can. If I really am bothering you, I will stop posting altogether."
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Mohamed Ahmed's Small Farm Academy @eggplantsandolives.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Hi, it's Mohamed's friend. Look at these beautiful photos. Here's a quick image description: 1) an okra plant with its pale yellow flower 2) a sunflower in full bloom 3) lush green barley plants 4) delicate pink flowers (wild radish I think???) Please share and donate bit.ly/help-mohamed
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Hello, this is Meave Gallagher, the sponsor of this fundraising campaign for our dear friend, Mohamed Ahmed, the displaced Palestinian farmer growing a small farm in Mawasi, Khan Yunis. His original g...
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meave (frown) @meave.nyc · 23/09/2026
please help @teacher-mohamed.bsky.social! follow him! turn off the spam label in your settings! (guess how many other accounts you will suddenly see this way) reply to his posts! i told him he wouldn’t be immediately zapped if he made an account, please don’t let them put him in limbo
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Mohamed Ahmed's Small Farm Academy @eggplantsandolives.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Hi, it's Mohamed's friend. Look at these beautiful photos. Here's a quick image description: 1) an okra plant with its pale yellow flower 2) a sunflower in full bloom 3) lush green barley plants 4) delicate pink flowers (wild radish I think???) Please share and donate bit.ly/help-mohamed
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Help Mohamed Get His Family to Safety
Hello, this is Meave Gallagher, the sponsor of this fundraising campaign for our dear friend, Mohamed Ahmed, the displaced Palestinian farmer growing a small farm in Mawasi, Khan Yunis. His original g...
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Mohamed Ahmed's Small Farm Academy @eggplantsandolives.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Hi, it's Mohamed's friend. He writes, "Hello friends. The years fly by so quickly; today marks the second anniversary of building the tin shelter in the Mawasi camp. Even the most pessimistic among us never expected that we would be spending a third winter here. ... bit.ly/help-mohamed
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meave (frown) @meave.nyc · 22/09/2026
TBT photos of @teacher-mohamed.bsky.social's tin shelter with alt text by @eggplantsandolives.bsky.social 💚 Mohamed's beloved mother refused to let him build her a tin shelter; she wouldn't accept anything that would suggest any permanence of their situation. now these materials are too expensive.
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Mohamed Ahmed's Small Farm Academy @eggplantsandolives.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Hi, it's Mohamed's friend. He writes, "Hello friends. The years fly by so quickly; today marks the second anniversary of building the tin shelter in the Mawasi camp. Even the most pessimistic among us never expected that we would be spending a third winter here. ... bit.ly/help-mohamed
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Mohamed Ahmed's Small Farm Academy @eggplantsandolives.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Hi, it's Mohamed's friend. Remember when we ask for your help to buy some school supplies for the kids? Thanks to your support, Mohamed was able to gift Abdullah a school bag for his special day, which makes me truly happy. Please keep supporting the family, if you can. bit.ly/help-mohamed
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Hello, this is Meave Gallagher, the sponsor of this fundraising campaign for our dear friend, Mohamed Ahmed, the displaced Palestinian farmer growing a small farm in Mawasi, Khan Yunis. His original g...
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meave (frown) @meave.nyc · 21/09/2026
@teacher-mohamed.bsky.social spent part of his workday assembling these school supply packages for the students. this is what the students received today from the UNICEF school Mohamed works at, and—i assume, though i can't corroborate—the other schools UNICEF runs. learn more by following Mohamed
a long white folding table inside a tent, covered with school supplies, some in boxes, some assembled into piles ready to be made into individual packages:
blue UNICEF-branded notebooks;
yellow plastic safety scissors;
clear tape;
ballpoint pens;
white erasers;
metal compasses, each with a small pencil;
pencil sharpeners;
blue UNICEF-branded pencils;
small boxes of what look like markers;
clear rulers
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meave (frown) @meave.nyc · 21/09/2026
guys Abdullah’s new backpack is spider-man @teacher-mohamed.bsky.social says he adores it; yesterday he ran around asking everyone in the family how much they liked it. THANK YOU to everyone who contributed to Abdullah’s school fees and supplies, which includes this incredible backpack.
a child’s backpack hanging on a metal tent rod. the backpack is blue, with 3D images of spider-man on the front.
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Mohamed Ahmed's Small Farm Academy @eggplantsandolives.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Hi, it's Mohamed's friend. Remember when we ask for your help to buy some school supplies for the kids? Thanks to your support, Mohamed was able to gift Abdullah a school bag for his special day, which makes me truly happy. Please keep supporting the family, if you can. bit.ly/help-mohamed
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Help Mohamed Get His Family to Safety
Hello, this is Meave Gallagher, the sponsor of this fundraising campaign for our dear friend, Mohamed Ahmed, the displaced Palestinian farmer growing a small farm in Mawasi, Khan Yunis. His original g...
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Mohamed Ahmed's Small Farm Academy @eggplantsandolives.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
There he is. 💚 Let's give our friend and brother a warm welcome.
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Mohamed Ahmed's Small Farm Academy @eggplantsandolives.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Hi everyone, it's Mohamed's friend. Even more good news: @teacher-mohamed.bsky.social is back! Go say hi, follow him, talk to him – he's missed you all so much. I will keep posting updates here, on his "official" account. The other one is his own, personal one; go there to interact with him.
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Mohamed Ahmed's Small Farm Academy @eggplantsandolives.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
There he is. 💚 Let's give our friend and brother a warm welcome.
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Mohamed Ahmed's Small Farm Academy @eggplantsandolives.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Hi everyone, it's Mohamed's friend. Even more good news: @teacher-mohamed.bsky.social is back! Go say hi, follow him, talk to him – he's missed you all so much. I will keep posting updates here, on his "official" account. The other one is his own, personal one; go there to interact with him.
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