tinaproduce
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Announcement Welcome to the shop! Tina Produce promotes sustainability by offering reusable napkins, kitchen towels, totes and tees. Initial designs are inspired by farmers' markets and aim to celebrate year-round fresh local produce. All functional art pieces are designed and hand screenprinted in Oakland, California.
Announcement
Welcome to the shop! Tina Produce promotes sustainability by offering reusable napkins, kitchen towels, totes and tees. Initial designs are inspired by farmers' markets and aim to celebrate year-round fresh local produce. All functional art pieces are designed and hand screenprinted in Oakland, California.
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brynnbyam on May 20, 2021
5 out of 5 starsThe packaging and presentation of the dish towel was absolutely the best! I will keep the dish towels in mind as go-to gifts in the future.
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Hannah on Jul 8, 2021
5 out of 5 starsSuper cute and exactly as pictured. The unique packaging in the berry container is absolutely lovely. I would highly recommend this seller!
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Heather on May 2, 2021
5 out of 5 starsThis is so cute!! When my best friend told me she was pregnant, the baby was the size of a raspberry so I set out to find a onesie with raspberries on it. This product is well made I'm OBSESSED with the packaging. I cannot wait to give it to her!
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kathylouise on Jan 16, 2021
5 out of 5 starsAnother oh-so cute towel! A gift that I know my friend will love. Well made and nicely packaged.
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kathylouise on Jan 16, 2021
5 out of 5 starsThis is great; oh-so cute! Arrived quickly and nicely. Thank you!
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Jessica on Jan 11, 2021
5 out of 5 starsSo cute! My son loves blueberries so when I saw this shirt I had to get it. The shirt material is very soft and high quality. Shipping was fast. Will definitely purchase from this shop again. Only thing I wish is that you had more designs! My son’s absolute favorite are bananas (nanas as he calls them) so if you come out with a banana design I’ll buy it in a heartbeat!
About tinaproduce
Life is Berry Sweet
All Tina Produce items are designed, hand screen-printed and cleverly packaged in Oakland by me, Kristina Basgen, and on occasion a few helpers.
The seeds of Tina Produce began in 2009, when I left my administrative non-profit job to pursue a more creative career. I worked at farmers’ markets while taking a slew of graphic arts classes. Spending time at the outdoor farmers’ markets proved more therapeutic for my mental health than the health of my dwindling savings; I still have yet to discover a sad person at a farmers market. When I took an intensive screen printing class in the summer of 2010, the berry designs for Tina Produce emerged. Slowly but surely my Etsy site took wind and a few local shops began carrying the on trend gift-ready kitchen towels and napkin sets. Beyond my wildest dreams, Anthropologie picked up the floursack towels and mixed berry napkin sets for their summer 2013 inventory.
At that point, I hired a recent grad from California College of the Arts, Haley Delaney, and my dear friend, Selja Ojanne, a recent MFA grad, as my printing assistants. Until then, I had only contracted a couple Oakland seamstresses for occasional napkin hemming. It took several other friends, my parents, and other Oakland community members for help packaging towels in baskets and sticking tags. Besides napkin hemming, most operations are handled by myself these days, but I am grateful to know I have my options within the community of Oakland for times of higher volume.
Who knew that working at farmers' markets would eventually inspire professional independence in a creative field!
Shop members
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Kristina Basgen
Owner, Marketer, Creator
I love screenprinting and aim to create sustainable goodies that promote the local foods movement. My inspiration comes from time spent working at farmers markets in California.
Production partners
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Lisa's Sewing Services
Oakland, CA
Lisa is a super detail-oriented local seamstress and came to Tina Produce looking for work. Whenever we have times of higher volume, Lisa is able to support us with high quality and quick napkin hemming turnarounds.
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No refund or credit is given for goods visibly damaged, unusable, or beyond the 30 day period.