The owners of the farm have been actively growing organically for the past ten years. One of the main sources of income for this farm is the organic coffee. The land that the coffee is now grown on was previously pastureland, with each pasture being separated by bands of forest. These areas give access for the wildlife to be able to move around and still have commercial coffee production going on at the same time.

The farm has plenty of shade trees, and in addition to these, a few years ago Erythrina and leguminous trees were also planted for a supply of Nitrogen to the coffee system, where there was not enough. The coffee from Guacamayo is organic shade grown certified by OCIA. The farm is mostly self-sufficient; the streams from the rain forest supply the water for washing the coffee as well as the power source for the farm, due to it's own hydro-electrical plant. The fertilizers for the plants come from composting the waste from the animals, the cherry pulp, leaves, and ashes. The coffee is dried on cement patios as weather conditions permit and is then sent for milling, which is done to our specific and very strict standards. The end result is a coffee that has a mild body, mild acidity, and a clean cup.

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