• A photo of a completed traditionally cut jigsaw puzzle featuring a collage of 140 photos in a grid arranged roughly in a rainbow showing fruits, vegetables, flowers, textiles, and other goods commonly found in grocery stores.
  • A photo of a beige product box branded Oakland Puzzle Company and Rainbow Grocery with text reading 50 Years of Rainbow by Anna Costa Rowan and DeAnna Tibbs, 1000 pieces 19.7x27.6 inches
  • A hand holding many small colorful traditionally cut puzzle pieces made with blue board over a box filled with puzzle pieces.
  • Colorful puzzle pieces spilling out of a resealable plastic bag with an out of focus box in the background.
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Oakland Puzzle Company

50 Years of Rainbow with Rainbow Grocery Cooperative

50 Years of Rainbow with Rainbow Grocery Cooperative

$32.96 USD
$32.96 USD
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Puzzle Details

  • 1000 pieces
  • Finished size: 19.7” x 27.6”
  • Ribbon-cut
  • Matte finish
  • Box size: 10” x 9” x 2”
  • Low dust

Eco-Friendly 

  • Puzzle pieces comes in reusable and resealable bag
  • Sturdy and giftable box featuring the original artwork
  • Chipboard is made from recycled materials and inks are soy-based
  • Factory complies with socially responsible production standards

Why You’ll Love It

  • A perfect gift for fans of Rainbow Grocery Cooperative and San Francisco locals
  • Gorgeous enough to frame when finished
  • Mindful, screen-free relaxation
  • Supports local artists and small businesses
  • Pieces have a snug fit and can be moved together
  • Includes a printed reference image

About the Puzzle

This puzzle celebrates the 50th Anniversary of Rainbow Grocery Cooperative, a San Francisco institution and legacy of the People's Food movement. DeAnna Tibbs and and Anna Costa Rowan met on an online community group and became fast friends, sharing a love of cooperative business models, puzzles, birds, and more. They conceptualized this image and took photographs around Rainbow Grocery Cooperative in the early morning before the store opened to create this moody rainbow gradient puzzle. Once the photos were taken, Innosanto Nagara put them together into a collage. This 1000-piece puzzle measures 19.7x27.6 inches and is grid cut.

About Rainbow Grocery Cooperative

A black and white design reading "Celebrating 50 Years Rainbow Grocery Worker Owned Co-op Since 1975 San Francisco"

Rainbow opened its first storefront in 1975 on 16th Street near Valencia. Rainbow opened with volunteer labor at a time that there was no natural foods industry and was a healthy vegetarian alternative to the typical grocery sore.

 

A black and white photo of people standing in front of a storefront under a sign labeled Rainbow Grocery

In 1983, Rainbow made the move to Mission and 15th Streets with the support of customer loans. With 105 workers it was the biggest health food store in the city. In the 1990s Rainbow officially incorporated as a California Cooperative and on April 25th, 1996 Rainbow opened its current location at 1745 Folsom Street. With over 200 worker owners Rainbow Grocery Cooperative is one of the largest worker-owned, collectively-run, cooperatives in the US. Because of our workers and our community we continue to thrive today.

About the Artists

Two brown-haired women with glasses wearing black t-shirts with the Oakland Puzzle Company logo in gold and black caps with the Rainbow Grocery Cooperative logo. They smile into the camera. On the left, she holds a Rainbow logo tote. On the right, she has her hand on her hip.

DeAnna Tibbs (left) is a 3rd-generation Bay Area photographer and a partner of Oakland Puzzle Company. Her focus is on landscape and nature photography, but she also loves still-life and portraits. She lives in North Oakland with her husband, daughter, three cats, and a dog. She covets paper maps and blue cheese.

Anna Costa Rowan (right) is an artist, sewist, amateur photographer, and bird nerd who lives in Oakland, California. Anna has been a worker owner at Rainbow Grocery Co-op in San Francisco since 1996 and currently works as their Book & Gift buyer. She was previously a member of the Cheese department, Office department, and served over 15 years on various organizing committees including the Board of Directors.

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