Maria Estanislada Martinez grew up on her family farm passed down through generations. She learned from her parents the hard work of growing coffee and after inheriting her family’s land she went all in on producing more coffees.
Finca Los Positos is a 21.35 hectare farm in the Jinotega department in Northern Nicaragua. Many people in this small community engage in agriculture for their livelihood growing crops like corn, beans, coffee, and more. The coffee at Los Positos is all shade grown and hand picked by over 130 employees during their peak in harvest season. Finca Los Positos prioritizes their seasonal worker’s compensation paying over minimum wages for their work and making sure they have proper accommodations. The farm also practices sustainable practices like crop diversity, using an eco-mill, and other natural resource conservation methods.
Less than 15% of land in Nicaragua is owned by women. The income generated from this operation has helped build a house for Maria’s family and improve their mill. She plans on passing down her legacy to her two sons who have already started their own farms on 1 hectares each given to them by their mother.
