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In the paper two directions of economic development of north-eastern Poland have been presented: • the production of healthy and medicinal food, • use of renewable energy resources. There are the least degraded areas in the north-eastern Poland and that’s why Podlasie province is the best for the production of healthy and medicinal food. The following renewable energy resources should be used: photovoltaic systems, small vertical-axis wind turbines and agricultural biogas power plants. The suggested activities have many advantages: • sustainable economic development without degradation of Podlasie province, • creating new jobs (several thousand in the whole province), • new health and leisure centres (using healthy and medicinal food) will be attractive for tourists and sick people from Poland and the abroad.