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This Breadworks apple pie goes quicker than you can say, "I’ll have that à la mode, please."

Eating local is always on trend. Pick up these classic picnic items for your next outing. With parks, historical sites and wineries in abundance, there’s no excuse not to dine al fresco. Hot or cold, Wayside’s fried chicken screams summer picnic. Offering crispy Southern goodness in leg, breast or thigh, Wayside has been serving top notch bird for 40 years. Fill your basket with Wayside, or risk the wrath of your fellow picnic-ers. $14.88 for 12 pieces. Named for the long-time employee who created it, Shirley’s Potato Salad at Foods of All Nations is a crunchy, creamy foil to chicken’s salty, fried goodness. Green, crispy peppers play against fatty mayo and tart relish to create the perfect picnic bite. $4.49/lb. Room for dessert? A gorgeous pie from Breadworks completes your picnic triumvirate. Keep it classic with an apple or peach, or kick the flavor up with a tart cherry or sweet-tart blackberry. One hunk of Southern love on a plate! $10.95 per pie.

Ready, set, go green

Keep your holiday picnic red, white and green with washable, reusable, red-and-white gingham cotton napkins (a roll of 20 for $36) and compostable plates (125 for $12.50) from Créme de la Créme. Nab Greenware drink cups (50 for $6.99) and reusable bamboo utensils (an encased set which includes chopsticks, a fork, a knife and a spoon costs $13.95) from Blue Ridge Eco Shop.

Tater talk

When we asked how much of each ingredient to use, we were told, “Enough so it looks and tastes right.” That’s the Southern way.

Shirley’s Potato Salad (from Foods of All Nations)

Cooked, peeled and diced white potatoes, diced tomatoes, diced green pepper, diced celery, diced white onion, sweet pickle relish, salt, pepper, mayonnaise.