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Environment
We take care of the environment, by segregating waste - paper, plastic, metal and compost and recycling. We save energy by using energy saving light bulbs.
The house is heated by a wood stove and we use the wood from our own forest. Water (and in autumn and spring also the house) is heated by solar thermal collectors. We have a big solar thermal installation. We collect rainwater and use it to water plants in the garden. We encourage our guest to save energy and water.
The house and the smithy were constructed at the beginning of 20th century using locally available materials: sandstone, locally made clay bricks and wood. The house was renovated in 2007. While preserving the traditional design and materials the house got new heat insulation to fulfill requirements of standards set for a modern energy saving house.
Community
We employ local people and are on friendly terms with our neighbours who also find employment at our farmhouse and our company. They help manage the house and garden and also do renovation work when necessary. We do our best to make nice working conditions for them. At the same time we can always count on them.
Ecocentre: We cooperate closely with an Ecocentre and run workshops thus educating people and raising awareness. The goal of the ecocentre is to present and to promote different ecologically sound technologies. The ecocentre was created to teach through experience.
This is why all the buildings in the ecocentre are built using energy-saving clay and straw techniques and equipped with installations which allow the use of renewable energy sources like solar, wind and biomass. The visitors can see how the devices that are presented work in practice, ask questions to the experts or buy materials on the topic they are interested in. Occasionally the ecocentre organizes courses on ecological technologies and green lifestyle.
Courses: The courses organized by the ecocentre are related to ecological technologies, organic farming and green lifestyle. The courses are organized for different target groups: school children, students, professionals and individual homeowners. The ecocentre organizes also special courses for foreign groups on traditional Polish farming methods, traditional handycraft, cooking as well ecological technologies and green lifestyle. We are running the lectures and workshops (as lecturers) on the use of solar and wind energy.
We invite every traveller who books a holiday via us to send in a review. Because we don't run the holidays they're completely independent and unedited... remember to read between the lines though, as two people on the same holiday can have different views!
