About Us
We are Janne and Elina Cederberg, and we are the driving forces behind Vyrdegård, a regenerative small farm in Billnäs, Raseborg.
We at Vyrdegård
We are Janne and Elina, our little daughter Linnea, three ferrets and a cat. At Vyrdegård we keep sheep, laying hens and ducks for self-sufficiency, and during summer we raise, slaughter and sell pasture-raised broilers. Our farm is located in Billnäs, about an hour's drive from Helsinki, in western Uusimaa. Why pasture-raised broilers? A simple answer is that we wanted to start a farming business and needed quick cash flow from the farm. Another reason is that we want to eat broiler ourselves, but with a desire to control what our food eats and how it lives. Through good broiler management, we also strive to create healthy soil that produces nutritious grass for our sheep, which in turn gives us good-quality meat. A thriving animal eats thriving plants that have grown in fertile soil. You are what you eat, and thus you are also what your food has eaten. The organism is an extension of its environment. Agriculture must therefore optimize conditions for soil, animals and humans simultaneously.
Our pastured broilers
Our broilers live in Salatin-pens on pasture and are moved daily to fresh grass, giving them the opportunity to graze and eat insects. The pens protect the birds from the weather and predators, while also serving as a hygiene measure that reduces the risk of disease. This also allows us to carefully manage the birds' impact on the land. The feed is grain-based, soy-free, and enriched with corn gluten for its excellent amino acid profile. The broilers are slaughtered on the farm, handled gently, and sold directly to customers by order.
Our Philosophy
Ever since we moved to the countryside, we've wanted to grow and raise our own food, partly because we've become interested in how diet and lifestyle shape our everyday wellbeing. When we learned that Elina had endometriosis and that having children might be difficult, it prompted us to rethink our approach to food and farming from the ground up. It reinforced a conviction we'd held before: we want to know where our food comes from and what it, in turn, has been fed. We prefer feed we've chosen ourselves. With regenerative agriculture, we focus on building vitality at every level, and we see people as central stewards of nature's future.
Our Journey
In 2020, we found a small cottage to rent in Snappertuna, and suddenly we were living in the countryside. In 2021, Janne traveled to Ridgedale Permaculture in Sweden for an internship to learn about raising broilers, while Elina prepared for our wedding. We got married, acquired sheep, ducks, and chickens, and started Vyrdegård together. In the background, we struggled with infertility and developed our understanding of health. Then everything changed. We decided to buy our own farm in Billnäs, and Elina finally became pregnant. This meant that 2024 became a sabbatical year. We renovated our new home, sowed a grass mix on the previously conventionally farmed fields to have a chance at pasture grazing, and built up the necessary infrastructure for the operation and animals. Our daughter Linnea was born in our home during the summer of 2024. Our first broiler season was in summer 2025, and now we're ready for the 2026 season!