About the farm
Svisdal Gard
A mountain farm in Svisdalen at Gjøra in Sunndal, with dairy cows and sheep. The same family for many generations.
Surrounded by steep mountains and beautiful nature, in Svisdalen at Gjøra in Sunndal, you will find Svisdal Gard. We live here, Stina and Jørgen Svisdal, together with our three children, Ivar, Eirik and Åshild.
About us
The farm has been in Jørgen’s family for many generations, and its history probably stretches all the way back to the 12th century. For hundreds of years people have lived off the land and the resources of this valley. Now it is our turn to look after the farm and carry the work on.
Although the farm has a long history, we are keen to keep developing it. We have invested in a new, modern barn where animal welfare is central. Here we produce milk, while our sheep spend the summer grazing in the mountains in Grødalen.
In 2026 we took a new step and started processing and selling our own products directly from the farm. Under the name Fjellmjølk we sell fresh, low-pasteurised, non-homogenised milk from our own cows. We also offer Fjellsau, meat from sheep that have grazed in the mountains throughout the summer.
For us, farming is about more than producing food. It is about preserving traditions, using the resources around us and creating something new at the same time. We want to contribute to a living village, where local food production and agriculture have a natural place in the future too.
We are proud of our farm and of what we produce here. With respect for the past and our eyes on the future, we hope to run Svisdal Gard for many generations to come.
Welcome to visit us!
140
winter-fed sheep
25
cows
History
A farm with a long history
Svisdal has always been a family farm where cows and sheep have been the most important animals. Some of the cows go to the summer farm in summer.
12th century
The farm was probably cleared and settled.
16th century
The oldest reliable sources about the farm.
1600–1700
Wheat was grown on the slopes.
1692
The old house in the farmyard is built. It still stands, very well preserved.
2009
The Fjellgardane (mountain farms) become one of the first Selected Agricultural Landscapes in Norway.
2019
We took over the farm.
2025
A new dairy cow barn was ready.
2026
Svisdal Dairy opens in the old barn.
Our farm
Milk, sheep and local produce
At Svisdal Gard we produce milk and keep sheep, surrounded by steep mountains and beautiful nature in Svisdalen at Gjøra in Sunndal. Farming has been part of everyday life here for generations, and we are proud to carry the farm on.
We care about looking after what we have around us, both the animals, the nature and the resources found in our mountain village. At the same time we want to develop the farm and create new products based on what is produced and grows here.
Fjellmjølk – milk from our own cows
In 2026 we started our own small farm dairy, where we pasteurise and bottle milk from our own cows.
Fjellmjølk is low-pasteurised and non-homogenised. This means the milk is gently heat-treated while the fat stays in its natural form. After a while a layer of cream will therefore settle at the top of the bottle.
With Fjellmjølk we want to offer a simple and natural product, with a short way from the cow to the customer.
Rhubarb cordial and the taste of the Fjellgardane
We also want to make products from other ingredients that grow here in the Fjellgardane.
One example is our rhubarb cordial, made from rhubarb that grows in the area. Rhubarb is an old and familiar garden plant that thrives in the mountain villages and can become a fresh and tasty cordial.
We find it exciting to see what we can create from the ingredients around us. The aim is not necessarily to produce as much as possible, but to make good products with a local story and a natural connection to the place.
Perhaps more products will follow in time, depending on what nature and the seasons have to offer.
Selected agricultural landscape
A living cultural landscape
Svisdal Gard is part of the Selected Agricultural Landscapes – the Fjellgardane in Sunndal, which has taken part in the national programme since it began in 2009.
The area is known for its distinctive landscape, great natural values and long traditions of farming and summer-farm grazing.
Through active farming, hay-making and grazing we help to look after this landscape. For us it is not just beautiful nature, but a landscape shaped by people and animals over hundreds of years.
We want to use the resources well, create local food and at the same time help both the farm and the village live on.
What grows, grazes and is produced here is the foundation for what we want to create at Svisdal Gard.
2009
scheme started
20 → 51
areas in Norway
12th century
probably farmed already then
Pictures
The animals and the mountain
Sheep
Cow
The barn
Landscape
In the press
The farm in the newspapers
Kjørte i 4,5 time for å handle tre liter melk
Vi starta for berre tre veker sidan, og det har gått over all forventning. Fjellmjølka er blitt populær blant folk frå bygda, hyttefolk og tilreisande, og ein kunde køyrde heilt frå Kristiansund for å kjøpe tre liter.
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Svisdal Meieri har opna: – Det er ein draum som går i oppfylling
We have opened Svisdal Dairy, a small farm dairy in the old barn, now that the new barn is in use. We pasteurise milk from our own cows and bottle it in 1-litre glass bottles, sold from the farm shop and a fridge at Sunndalsporten – nearly 200 litres in under two weeks. The shelf life is currently ten days. The plan is a larger dairy and farm shop with soured milk, chocolate milk and yoghurt, together with the others at Fjellgardane.
Read the article →Nytt fjøs med 106 tonn torvtak. Nå blir det enda nye satsinger
Vi tør å satse. Vi fekk nytt fjøs med 106 tonn torvtak på plass, og i sommar skulle det òg bli gardsmjølk å få kjøpt.
Read the article →Vil selge melk rett fra gården – får støtte til ny satsing på Gjøra
Under merkevara Fjellmjølk ville vi satse på direktesal og vidareforedling av mjølk frå eigen gard. Kommunen har innvilga støtte til prosjektet, som kan bli det første av sitt slag i fylket.
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Jørgen (38) og Stina (32) har brukt 13 millioner på en bedre framtid: – Vi har nok tenkt mer på kyrne enn på oss
Vi har satsa fleire millionar kroner på ein arbeidsplass for framtida og bygd eit fjøs på 700 kvadratmeter. Fjøset kosta 13 millionar kroner. Eit slikt prosjekt har ein pris, og det kan vere hardt å leve med, men vi synest det er verdt det.
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Partners and memberships
Grønt Punkt Norge
We use packaging marked with the Green Dot, out of consideration for the environment. The mark means the packaging is part of a scheme for collection and recycling.
Inner Gammelsetra
Svisdal Gard keeps its cows at Inner Gammelsetra, and some of the cows are used for summer-farm production there.
Sunndal Beitelag
Svisdal Gard is a member. Here you can report predators and damage to grazing animals.