Battenkill Kitchen

A kitchen community right in your backyard

The Battenkill Kitchen is a shared-use, commissary kitchen, and commercially-licensed space for chefs, bakers, caterers, food trucks, and other culinary professionals. Become a Battenkill Kitchen member, and then rent our space by the hour. Included in the rental are equipment, utensils, and cleaning supplies.

Battenkill Kitchen membership is $100.00 and valid for one year. The recommended rate is $25.00/hr for the 1st hour and then every additional hour is $10.00/hr.

Helping food entrepreneurs find a place to cook, so they can focus on their business.

The Battenkill Kitchen’s mission is to help food entrepreneurs succeed by providing a fully-equipped, commercially-licensed kitchen certified by the Department of Health in NYS. We know that by partnering with the right kitchen, your business can keep overhead costs down, reduce risk, and increase your chance of success!

For more information, to set up a tour of our facilities, or to set up a time to use the kitchen once a member, please reach out to our Kitchen Manager battenkillkitchen@salemcourthouse.org or call 518-854-3032.

Planting seeds and growing community in 2023

All rental plots have been reserved for 2023!

Still want to get involved? Join us to grow veggies for the Salem Food Pantry and the Courthouse’s Al Fresco event.

Email Beth Ulion at bethulion@gmail.com for more info on volunteer opportunities!

Follow the garden action on Facebook: Historic Salem Courthouse Community Garden

Important 2023 Garden Dates

  • Garden Work Day – April 29 – We will gather from 10am to 1pm to put the final touches on the garden and open the beds for individual gardeners.
  • Gardener Welcome Session – April 29 at 11 am – We will take a break from the work day for a formal tour of the garden resources, handing out of bed assignments, and an overview of garden expectations. After gardeners participate in this orientation you are approved to get in your plot!

Any questions? Reach out to Garden Coordinator, Beth Ulion, at bethulion@gmail.com. Put something garden-y in the subject line!

The Shoppe off Broadway

The Shoppe off Broadway referred to as the ‘white house’ used to be where Salem’s Town Sheriff and his family lived. After the jail and courthouse were relocated to Ft. Edward, the house was vacated. A group of volunteers in town came together to form the Shoppe off Broadway. The goal of the shop is to provide affordable clothing and supplies to people in the area and to give back to the Salem community with proceeds from their sales.

The Shoppe off Broadway has given nearly $283,000 in the form of donations, grants and scholarships to the Girls on the Run, Salem Central School, Lunch, Learn and Play program, Fuel Fund, and so much more back to the community.

Hours of operation are Wed, Thurs, Friday from 10 am – 12 pm. Please drop off donations at that time. Also, they will be open the 1st and 3rd Saturdays of the month from 10am-12pm.