Six Local Products for a Perfect Picnic

Photograph by Alexandra Wimley

Island Creek Oysters
50-Count Box

Cater to a crowd with more than four dozen of Duxbury’s finest, all shipped within 24 hours of harvest. Bonus: The Styrofoam-lined box comes with recipe cards and shucking instructions for newbies.

$100, Island Creek Oysters.

MKS
Oyster Knife/Bottle Opener

Cambridge craftsman Adam Simha forges these handmade oyster knives with G10 fiberglass handles, which are impervious to saltwater, so you can crack open a bivalve (or a beer) on land or at sea.

$275, Farm & Fable.

M. F. Dulock
Salami

Whole-animal butcher Michael Dulock, Somerville’s first certified charcuterie producer, stuffs these finocchiona, chorizo, and saucisson sec links with heritage pork.

$10 , M. F. Dulock.

Photograph by Alexandra Wimley

Harbinger
Cutting Board

As portable as plastic yet far more eye-catching, this wee white-oak board from local designer Matthew Kihm is the rare statement piece you can also slip into a satchel.

$25, the Boston Shaker.

Photograph by Alexandra Wimley

Onesto Foods
Crackers

Lighter than Wasas and tastier than Triscuits, these non-GMO, preservative-free crackers—in flavors such as ancho chili and rosemary—easily upgrade any cheese wedge or spread.

$9, American Provisions.

Photograph by Alexandra Wimley

Peterboro Basket Co.
Basket

What Louisville Slugger is to America’s favorite pastime, New Hampshire’s Peterboro Basket Company is to the picnic. Handwoven the same way since 1854, each ash-wood piece is a guaranteed family heirloom.

$79, Boston General Store.