Geitmyra gård

Geitmyra gård stands in Oslo as a preserved farm complex, with a two-storey log main house beneath a red-tiled roof. Its small-paned windows carry rococo details around carved wooden doors.

The earliest records reach back to 1696, and the property became a separate farm in 1755. The present main building dates from the year 1755. Oslo acquired the property in 1884 while Ullevål hospital and its nearby cemetery were being built. Protected status in the 1920s helped preserve the main structures and their baroque and rococo craftsmanship.

In 2011, the restored buildings became the Geitmyra Food Culture Center for Children, where food education connects growing ingredients with cooking. Three teaching kitchens support lessons alongside an outdoor kitchen, greenhouses, raised beds, and a kitchen garden. Vegetable plots, compost areas, insect hotels, a baking oven, a smoker, and free-range hens bring food production into view. The nearby school garden, established in 1909, holds around 350 fruit trees representing Norwegian varieties. School groups, families, and food enthusiasts find a working landscape where historic timber buildings stand beside gardens, kitchens, and children learning by doing.