Finca Santa Margarita is a family farm operated in large part by women. The farm, founded in 1838, is 2,320 hecatares — 812 of which are coffee farm, with Caturra, Sarchimor, Catimor and Geisha varieties, and the rest of which is natural forest land, devoted to the promotion of natural species and wildlife biodiversity. The farm has three springs, which are protected by environmental policies and provide water to the people living on the farm, as well as to the wet mill.
Environmental sustainability is a mission of Finca Santa Margarita, from the moment seeds are planted to the moment coffee leaves the farm. Its management practices are based on an agro-foresty system that includes low intakes of agrochemicals, high shade coverage and sustainable quality standards.
The farm also takes very seriously the quality of life of workers on the farm and houses an elementary school for children who live on Santa Margarita, as well as neighboring farms (there are 75 children in the school in total). The farm also includes a small church and health clinic that partners with the Guatemala Dept. of Health.