To Market: Bushel Baskets from New Hampshire

From the heart of New Hampshire’s apple picking country come these handmade bushel baskets, to take to the orchard this month–and to use for a multitude of other storage tasks after apple season ends:

Above: Three sizes of Handmade Picking Baskets are available at prices ranging from $30.95 to $41.50 apiece from Kaufmann Mercantile.

Above: The sturdy baskets have riveted leather handles attached to planed ash.

Above: For more apple orchards, see California’s Best Apples.

Above: For the world’s best cider brandy, see A Visit to Somerset: Temperley’s.

N.B.: This is an update of a post originally published October 23, 2012.