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Poland and organic farming

Wed, Nov 24 2010 13:34 CET

byAgnes Sekowski, The Krakow Post

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Poland and organic farming

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In October, the Krakow Post had an opportunity to talk to the founders of the International Coalition to Protect the Polish Countryside (ICPPC), Jadwiga Łopata and Sir Julian Rose (of the UK), about the prospects and impediments to small family organic farming in Poland.

Both Jadwiga and Julian have a long history of promoting ecotourism and ecological lifestyles. When Sir Julian Rose received his organic farming certification in 1975, he was only the seventh licensed organic farmer in the UK. Jadwiga Łopata’s long-time efforts were most notably recognized in 2002, when she won the Goldman Prize, which is the equivalent of the Nobel Prize for environmentalists.

This past weekend (November 20-22), the ICPPC celebrated its 10-year anniversary as an NGO organisation working to protect the "wild nature, beautiful landscapes, well-preserved cultural traditions, and many good farmers who love their work" in the Polish countryside.

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