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“So the bees travel around Poland looking for pollen, and I travel around Poland looking for the bees.” When he’s not chasing bees in his Land Rover, find Darek vending pots of honey and trading anecdotes: “did you know,” he asks, “beeswax was the original chewing gum of the ancients – here you go, try some.” “So the bees travel around Poland looking for pollen, and I travel around Poland looking for the bees.” When he’s not chasing bees in his Land Rover, find Darek vending pots of honey and trading anecdotes: “did you know,” he asks, “beeswax was the original chewing gum of the ancients – here you go, try some.”
Help, I’ve been kidnapped! “Even if you don’t like carp,” says Agnieszka Kręglicka, “I’m going to force you to eat this.” Two minutes later we’re going back for more. Turning all preconceptions about this ugly fish on its head are Dorota and Władek of Gospodarstwo Rolne Jastrzębie Kąty. Their spicy ‘Greek carp’ is especially fab. Help, I’ve been kidnapped! “Even if you don’t like carp,” says Agnieszka Kręglicka, “I’m going to force you to eat this.” Two minutes later we’re going back for more. Turning all preconceptions about this ugly fish on its head are Dorota and Władek of Gospodarstwo Rolne Jastrzębie Kąty. Their spicy ‘Greek carp’ is especially fab.
Occupying center stage of Forteca is Pan Ziółko: if you don’t know who to look for, he’s the bloke surrounded by big crates of greens. Much sought after by the restauranteurs who descend on Forteca, he’s become something of a legend – some even go as far as to call him Poland’s first celebrity farmer! Occupying center stage of Forteca is Pan Ziółko: if you don’t know who to look for, he’s the bloke surrounded by big crates of greens. Much sought after by the restauranteurs who descend on Forteca, he’s become something of a legend – some even go as far as to call him Poland’s first celebrity farmer!
The village of Dąbrówki is where you’ll usually find Tomek, the creator of Poland’s original organic mushroom farm. Using horse manure, natural gypsum and straw, the Portobello and oyster mushrooms are cultivated all year round in Tomek’s basement using a 41 day process. Check the pates, not to mention the ready-to-eat grilled mushrooms. Magic! The village of Dąbrówki is where you’ll usually find Tomek, the creator of Poland’s original organic mushroom farm. Using horse manure, natural gypsum and straw, the Portobello and oyster mushrooms are cultivated all year round in Tomek’s basement using a 41 day process. Check the pates, not to mention the ready-to-eat grilled mushrooms. Magic!
Life is just a bowl of cherries, certainly to the folk at Cherry Tree. Jams, syrups, juices and sangria all come straight from the family cherry orchard out in Wielkopolska. They say: “we cultivate our cherries in a biodynamic way, in accordance with the rhythm of nature and the phases of the moon.” Everyone else says: delicious! Life is just a bowl of cherries, certainly to the folk at Cherry Tree. Jams, syrups, juices and sangria all come straight from the family cherry orchard out in Wielkopolska. They say: “we cultivate our cherries in a biodynamic way, in accordance with the rhythm of nature and the phases of the moon.” Everyone else says: delicious!
In business since 2008, Mleczna Droga Manufaktura Serów use Jersey cows to produce mild, mild cheddar and a line of fantastic fruit flavored yogurts. “It’s not complicated,” says Pani Ania, “we just make the yogurt and then whack in the syrup.” Don’t be fooled by her modesty, these are the best yogurts you might ever taste. In business since 2008, Mleczna Droga Manufaktura Serów use Jersey cows to produce mild, mild cheddar and a line of fantastic fruit flavored yogurts. “It’s not complicated,” says Pani Ania, “we just make the yogurt and then whack in the syrup.” Don’t be fooled by her modesty, these are the best yogurts you might ever taste.

Forteca Market

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Amid the shift towards natural produce, one famers’ market stands above all the rest: the Insider visits the Kręgliccy family’s fortress of food…
Photographs by Kevin Demaria

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