Open Kettle Farms

17/03/2026

DID YOU KNOW?

Our 100% pure artisan maple syrup makes for a great pancake or waffle topper—NO DOUBT. 🥞🧇😋

While it’s a great breakfast condiment, Open Kettle Farms maple syrup makes a great addition to many other meals and recipes, too! 🍽️❤️

Click the link below to see 25 different ways you can use our maple syrup in your everyday recipes! 📕🍁

WE WANT TO KNOW: What’s your favorite recipe to make with our maple syrup? 🤔

Whether used for sweet or savory dishes, maple syrup is the perfect addition to these recipes.

15/03/2026

IMPORTANT NOTE! ❄️

‼️DUE TO INCLEMENT WEATHER, OUR MAPLE SYRUP OPEN HOUSE IS CANCELLED FOR THE REMAINDER OF TODAY, 03/15‼️

If you were planning to join us today, never fear—we’re here next weekend, too! We’ll be open Saturday, 03/21 from 9a-4p and Sunday, 03/22 from
10a-3p! 🍁

Pickup orders can be placed anytime. Please call (608) 798-2342 or message us here to place your order. 📞

Special thanks to those that joined us yesterday! If you’re planning to travel today, please stay safe out there! 😊

03/03/2026

🛑 PLEASE SHARE! 🛑

Another year, another maple syrup season, meaning our 2026 MAPLE SYRUP OPEN HOUSE is in full swing! 🍁

Join Open Kettle Farm's owners, Tim and Jan Noll, for their annual Maple Syrup Open House! See maple syrup processing equipment in use and learn all about the process—from tree to table. 🌳➡️🥞

Learning sessions for children and young sugar makers conducted by Mrs. Jan Noll at 10:30am each day. Tim Noll will host 15-minute seminars, beginning at 1:00pm each day, to teach about maple syrup production, tree identification, climate and weather influences, and quality control. ☀️🍁

🗓️ Saturday, March 14th • 9a-4p
🗓️ Sunday, March 15th • 10a-3p
🗓️ Saturday, March 21st • 9a-4p
🗓️ Sunday, March 22nd • 10a-3p

Admission is free—and so is the hot coffee and apple cider! Enjoy sweet maple syrup samples and treats, and have the opportunity to purchase syrup from our first batch of 2026! We can’t wait to see you!

REMEMBER TO BRING YOUR BOOTS! 🥾🍁

Open Kettle Farms
5260 Otto Kerl Rd
Cross Plains, WI 53528

23/01/2026

Brrrr… it’s cold out there! ❄️

For the safety of all vendors and guests, Mount Horeb Winter Farmers Market is CANCELLED tomorrow, January 24th, due to the extreme cold. 🥶

Need some mapley sweetness NOW? Never fear—we’ll be out for delivery! 🚚

Send us a message with your order, along with your home address in the greater Mount Horeb or Cross Plains areas, and we’ll deliver—FREE of charge! 🍁

Orders can also be placed for pickup at Squashington Farm, 1129 Lafollette Rd, Mount Horeb.

Stay warm! ❤️

04/12/2025

December is here, meaning all sorts of fun Christmas-themed craft fairs!🎄

Join us this Saturday, 12/06 for Christmas in the Grove at Glacial Drumlin School in Cottage Grove! ⛄️

We’ll be there with our 100% PURE ARTISAN MAPLE SYRUP made on our family farm in Cross Plains! (Ssshhhh… don’t tell anyone we told you, but our syrup makes a great stocking stuffer! 🤫🍁)

Come and see us! We’d love to see you! 😁

21/11/2025

🎄HOLIDAY SHOPPING OPPORTUNITY! 🎄

We’ll be at the Mount Horeb Farmers Market’s Indoor Market tomorrow from 9 AM to 12 PM at Evangelical Lutheran Church with our 100% PURE, ARTISAN MAPLE SYRUP! 🍁

Maple syrup makes a great gift—who doesn’t enjoy a little bit of sweetness in their stocking? 🎅

We hope to see you there! ❄️☃️

16/03/2025

16/03/2025

Students from Sursum Corda Classical School in Oregon joined us for a special tour on Friday. 🏫

How awesome is this drawing completed by one of the students? 🥞🍁

Everyone, even young kids, deserve to know where their food comes from, and we’re honored to share about the maple syrup process with the youth out at our farm.🌳 > 💧 > ♨️ > 🥞

Thanks for joining us!

One of our students had such a fun time at Open Kettle Farms they had to draw it!

From top:
1. A tree giving maple syrup into a bucket 🍁
2. Mr. Tim Noll teaching about the maple syrup process 🥞
3. The Sursum Corda students 💚
4. Lydia getting stuck in the mud 😄

14/03/2025

Swing on out to Open Kettle Farms this weekend for their maple syrup open house!

Tour the sugar bush and maple shack, plus get the first crack at this year's syrup!

If you can't make it, have no fear, Open Kettle Farms will be back at market when the outdoor season returns April 12th.

14/03/2025

‼️Check this out‼️

Our Annual Maple Syrup Open House was featured in the March 10th rendition of the Fitchrona Focus.

The Fitchrona Focus is your source for all things Fitchburg and Verona! Discover local events, talented makers, and neighborhood deals. Delivered weekly for free.

Thanks for the feature, Fitchrona Focus!

08/03/2025

Open Kettle Farms Family, we hope to see you today from 9-4 and tomorrow from 10-3 for our annual MAPLE SYRUP OPEN HOUSE! 🍁

‼️PLEASE NOTE: With the slow start to this year’s season, the trees and weather have left us with a lesser supply. This year, we’re offering those local to Dane County the opportunity to order for FREE delivery to ensure that further travelers are able to take syrup home with them. 🌳☀️

This week, our team will work to deliver syrup around Dane county for no charge. 🚗🥞

Thanks for understanding! We hope to see you today and tomorrow. Don’t forget those boots! 🥾