History
"The seeds that bloom today were planted with tears,
hope and hands that never gave up."
How Santa Frida Farm began
Santa Frida Farm did not start at a desk. It started in the land. In those quiet dawns when the sun has not yet risen but a woman is already standing, with a steady heart and hands ready to sow.
María Yennis Silgado, founder of Santa Frida Farm, learned since childhood that the land was her only certainty. Her parents taught her that every harvest is a promise of the future, and that dreams are cultivated like avocados, coffee or vegetables: with patience, effort and faith.
From an early age she became a guardian of ancestral knowledge: conscious sowing, clean harvesting and respect for nature. She also faced storms. The hardest one: the loss of her daughter in 2020 — a pain that broke her soul, but not her will.
Amid grief, it was the land that held her. Each dawn, she got up to sow — not only out of need, but as an act of love, remembrance and comfort. In those furrows watered by tears and hope, the name Santa Frida Farm grew stronger: a farm that overcame great obstacles and found light along the way.
What Santa Frida represents
Santa Frida is far more than a farm:
Resilience sown
Every seed planted represents overcoming obstacles and turning pain into purpose.
Living memory
A tribute to ancestral knowledge and the wisdom passed down through generations.
Conscious abundance
The symbol of a family that turned scarcity into sustainable abundance through conscious farming.
Today, under María Yennis' leadership, we produce Hass avocado, catimor coffee and clean vegetables with sustainable methods, caring work and honesty.
A woman, a legacy
Thanks to María Yennis Silgado's relentless effort, Santa Frida Farm is now a solid reality—free of pests, with healthy crops and a firm vision for growth. With her hands, empirical wisdom and love for the land, she has built a company that inspires her children, grandchildren and many other rural women.
She is the root of this project; the soul behind the name. The example that even if pain takes something away, the land can give hope back—if you never stop sowing.