Battenkill Kitchen, Inc. History
The Battenkill kitchen is the original kitchen of the Old Washington County Courthouse and Jail in Salem, Washington County, New York.  The County vacated the facility after building a new jail in Fort Edward.  In 2003, the Historic Salem Courthouse Preservation Association, Inc. (HSCPA) took over the operations of the Courthouse facility to make it a community center.  The Battenkill Kitchen, Inc was organized as its own not-for-profit organization and rents the kitchen space from HSCPA. 

A volunteer board has worked extensively over the years transforming the kitchen in to a food processing facility.  The kitchen was left by the County fairly well equipped with a six burner gas range, a convection oven, two baking ovens, a wa1k-in cooler, and dishwasher.   To update the space into a food processing facility it was necessary to address some code issues, such as the new floor and a hand washing station, as well as adding equipment more specific to food processing. A 40 gallon steam kettle, rolling stainless steel food preparation tables, and a 40 quart stand mixer are now available for use at the kitchen.
The BKI continues to develop and expand the kitchen to meet the needs of its producers. 

The Battenkill Kitchen, Inc. Mission
The Battenkill Kitchen, Inc. is a not-for-profit 501 (c) (3) organization and operates as an educational kitchen facility whose goals include:

• To provide educational seminars and instruction in the areas of food preparation to local farmers and food producers.
• To provide area residents information and educational assistance in the creation and packaging of food products.
• To use the kitchen as a teaching platform to educate local school children about food.
• To provide the community with a kitchen to be used for community events.

The Battenkill Kitchen, Inc. Board of Directors
2009 Officers
Maryann Marschhauser, President
Bruce Ferguson, Vice President
Paula Schafer, Secretary                                    
Charlie Burd, Treasurer                       

Board Members
Dottie Schneider                                                        Robert Martin