About Local Batch

About Local Batch Kitchen

Local Batch Kitchen (LBK) is a licensed commercial kitchen, maker’s space, classroom and community hub, providing professional kitchen space to food creatives, businesses, bakers, chefs, growers, teachers, food crafters, caterers, small batch producers, and anyone who may need the room and equipment to develop and fine-tune a recipe.

LBK is also rentable for tasks that need to get done in a larger professional kitchen than your own – like hosting a food-prep day with friends, or prepping for that family reunion, graduation party or any fun get-together you’d rather not attempt to do in your kitchen.

Good food and great ideas take practice and LBK is the place to follow those creative impulses – and really – your dreams!

LBK supports food and craft entrepreneurial efforts while providing a welcoming and accessible space for learning. We strive to help build personal food resiliency through DIY classes and events, building sustainability through community.

Food

Craft

Community

Food

Pasta salad — made by volunteers at LBK — headed to the pantry on pick-up day.

Craft

Local bakers perfecting their craft.

Community

Bernie making thyme to volunteer for the Ecumenical Food Pantry, Newcastle.

Food

Pasta salad — made by volunteers at LBK — headed to the pantry on pick-up day.

Craft

Local bakers perfecting their craft.

Community

Bernie making thyme to volunteer for the Ecumenical Food Pantry, Newcastle.

Local Batch Kitchen

Mary Kate Reny, Proprietor

The goal of LBK is to support food-based entrepreneurial efforts, while providing a welcoming space for classes and events that encourage do-it-yourself strategies while strengthening personal sustainability in community with others.