Gospodarstwa opiekuńcze jako alternatywna ścieżka rozwoju gospodarstw agroturystycznych

After accession to the structures of the European Union process of diversification of the income situation of farms in Poland is more evident. One of the possible forms of non-agricultural economic activity for many years is agritourism and rural tourism. The article describes the possibilities of specialization by taking the agritourist farms are not very widespread forms of care farm. Quoted in the article, the various forms of care farms are part of a wider trend so-called social farming. Description of the Dutch experience, and the first attempts to create a care farm in Bory Tucholskie offers hope for real development of this form of economic activity in the country.