Hamoda Mohamad

Hamoda Mohamad, an agricultural entrepreneur based in Texas, is the owner of Casa Verde Farmland that supplies fruits and vegetables to restaurants and food chains in Texas. With hard work and perseverance, he was able to expand his father’s farmland and made it sustainable. He was named Farmer of the Year in 1998. In addition, he is a forest ranger and a supporter of the Learning Disabilities Foundation.

Casa Verde Farmland was established in 1995 when Hamoda bought a bigger land near his father’s farm. Starting a farming business was not easy for them because they only depended on information they read from magazines. They sought advice from local farmers until they managed to grow their farm. Later on, Hamoda hired those farmers to help him expand and explore his agricultural business. From easy-to-grow vegetables, they started planting fruit-bearing trees. His brother, Hamani, managed to close deals to exclusively supply fruits and vegetables to restaurants in their area. With the success of their family’s business, Hamoda decided to enroll in agricultural classes to learn innovative ways of farming.

In 1998, Casa Verde became the leading supplier of fruits and vegetables in Texas. Their farm was recognized by the government because of the job and assistance they gave to the local farmers. Furthermore, Hamoda and his brother set up a factory for their products to be packed. From Texas, Casa Verde Farmland’s produce reached Vietnam, Australia, Malaysia, and China. With Hamoda’s achievement in the agriculture industry, he was named Farmer of the Year in the same year.

Hamoda didn’t want to waste any of their products, so he came up with the idea of donating excess harvest to the beneficiaries of the Learning Disabilities Foundation. He and his men would prepare vegetable baskets that they deliver to the foundation. Later on, he began hiring persons with learning disabilities such as dyslexia, aphasia, and dyspraxia with the assistance of the organization.

While Hamoda was busy managing the farm, he patrolled Sabine National Forest as an ununiformed forest ranger. He said patrolling was like a hobby to him. However, in 2011, the forest caught on fire and while he was saving animals in the forest, his femur was fractured. Because of this, he had to stop his ranger job as he couldn’t endure the long walks.