Producing Partner: Ellen Prentice

Producing partner: Ellen Prentice

Finca De Dios farm in Guatemala is a near-perfect template of conscious coffee farming. Owned and operated by the Prentice family, it was converted from a horse farm into a full coffee operation by Ellen Prentice, who became an agricultural engineer and inherited the land from her father. Stuart, an electrical engineer, designed an elaborate and beautiful wet mill using natural springs for irrigation. Their daughter Ashley, who has a roasting company in Guatemala City called Gento Coffee, received a master’s degree in coffee science and economics in Italy and assists with processing innovations and building roaster relationships.

The unique combination of experience and academics the Prentice family brings to Finca De Dios lends to the beautiful coffees created from the rich, volcanic soils of Fraijanes. Combined with projects that help local schools and orphanages, the scope of impact for Finca De Dios is staggering for a farm of its size.

We’re proud to be in year six of working with the Prentice family to source coffee. We’ve been visiting since 2019, cupping coffees with Ashley at her roasting facility in Guatemala City and braving the wild traffic (no traffic = 35 min, with traffic = 2-3 hours) to visit the farm in Fraijanes.