Welcome to Wilczyska
On top of a hill, in a small hamlet where the wind almost always blows, stands our house. It is more than seventy years old. When we bought it, the roof leaked, the cellar still held an old pigsty, and the field had waited for years for someone to care for it again.
We came here from Kraków.
We knew almost nothing — not about renovating old houses, not about working the land, and not about living somewhere that in winter is reached by one steep, slippery road.
Most of what we know, we learned here.
And we are still learning.
That is how Windy Farm began — named for the wind that almost every day reminds us where the name came from.
Below you will find paths into our writing. It is a good place to start getting to know Windy Farm — the old house, the garden, the forest, and a place that becomes more ours with every season.
Who is this for?
For anyone who likes true stories.
For people who dream of an old house but want to see more than the finished photo — the dust, the mess, and every decision along the way.
For people starting a garden and discovering that nature has its own rules.
And for anyone who simply likes to sit with a cup of coffee and read about a place made slowly, without rush.
We are not experts.
We show what worked — and we are just as ready to talk about mistakes, failures, and what the land taught us.
Those are often the parts we take the most from.
Reading in English
The English side of the site is still growing. Start with:
- English blog — posts available in English
- From four panels to off-grid storage — our energy story
- Author essays — longer writing from the author portfolio
- About — who we are and why we write
Farm series (mostly Polish)
Our core farm series still live in Polish. Each tells another chapter of Windy Farm — the old house, the field, the vegetable garden, and off-grid energy. Best read from the beginning.
The house coming back to life
A series about learning to renovate an old country house — and a little about ourselves along the way.
The field in practice
Practical vegetable growing in tough foothill conditions. We test methods and check what really works.
Vegetable garden by trial and error
Vegetables that sometimes grow better than planned, and sometimes entirely their own way. Lots of trials, errors, and joy from the beds.
Trailer as energy storage
Building and using a camping trailer as a mobile energy store, off-grid base, and field automation hub — without giving up holiday mobility.
From the beginning of the story
If you want the very start (Polish): How it began — series The house coming back to life, part 1.
Energy and technology
Technical documentation: the Energy section (Polish hub), the series Trailer as energy storage, and in English from panels to off-grid storage.
From the kitchen
Seasonal recipes from the garden and pantry — we cook with what the garden and each season give us.
Recipes from our kitchen (Polish) — seasonal preserves and home baking. Examples: yeast baba, grandma and grandpa’s cheesecake, beet kvass.
All writing
See the English blog for EN posts, or the full Polish blog, series, and community.
Stay in the loop
New chapters every week or two — English RSS.