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Farmer spends seven years lovingly restoring crumbling old Czartoryski palace after ‘feeling sorry’ for it

Passing the abandoned palace in Lower Silesian every day on his way to work, crop farmer Józef Żałobniak eventually decided to buy the place and turn it into a hotel spa. Józef Żałobniak/Pałac Lubiechowa Hotel Restauracja SPA/Facebook

Passing the abandoned palace in Lower Silesian every day on his way to work, crop farmer Józef Żałobniak eventually decided to buy the place and turn it into a hotel spa saying: “I wanted to save it for other people to enjoy. That was my dream.”

Farmers protest in Warsaw, demand government support

Polish farmers, members of the Agrounia union, staged a protest in the Polish capital early on Saturday demanding support for the strained agriculture industry.

Amendment compensating farmers to be filed on Oct. 13 - ruling party

Referring to amendments to an animal protection bill, head of the PiS parliamentary caucus Ryszard Terlecki told reporters on Friday that there were plans to compensate ritual meat producers after the law has come into effect.

Guinness Record Book farmer to do staggering 100 Ironman Triathlons in 100 days

Ryszard Kałaczyński, who became a local hero in 2015 when he got into the Guinness Book of Records for running 366 marathons in as many days, says he now wants to make his village ‘famous again’ by completing the staggering 100 Ironman Triathlon challenge.

Ruling on animal law will reflect welfare of animals and farmers - president

President Andrzej Duda said on Sunday that in his decision on a new animal rights protection law he will take into account the welfare of both animals and farmers.

Gov't failed to ensure equal EU subsidies for farmers - Trzaskowski

Poland's ruling party Law and Justice (PiS), which came into power in 2015, did not live up to its election promise of ensuring EU subsidies for Polish farmers at an equal level to those in the West, presidential candidate Rafał Trzaskowski said on Tuesday.

Farmer unearths unbelievable Roman coin haul

One of the largest ever hauls of treasure from the Roman period to be found in Poland and the largest ever in the Lublin region has been uncovered in Hrubieszów near Lublin.

Crown of Polish Archaeology! Farmer looking for abandoned antlers stumbles upon largest EVER haul of Roman coins

The 1,753 coins spread out over farmer Mariusz Dyl’s field near Lublin and described as ‘the Crown of Polish Archaeology’, are one of the largest ever hauls of treasure to be found in Poland and the largest ever in the Lublin region.​

Camel-loving couple open healthy camel farm to help fight diabetes

Monika Szymańska and hubby Krzysztof decided to open their Wielbłądzia Farma (Camel Farm) after discovering the benefits of camel milk from a British doctor who recommended it for one of their children who had been diagnosed with type 1 diabetes.

PM says Polish food “tastiest” in Europe and pledges to protect interests of Polish farmers

With European election coming up fast the prime minister visited a food festival and promised to stand up for the rights of food producers.

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Art & Culture

Documentary uses unpublished archival films to recreate extraordinary life of ‘Poland’s Indiana Jones’, explorer and filmmaker Tony Halik

The new documentary produced by Marcin Borchardt reconstructs Halik’s remarkable and unique life story over half a decade using archival materials, including hitherto unpublished films shot by Halik from his multitude of journeys around the globe.

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Moving on down the line: how a narrow-gauge railway staved off economic death to become the heart of a community

Still operating, the Pleszew line has embraced the future by becoming a cultural centre.

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