THE COMMUNITY CURRENCY DIRECTORY OF HUMBOLDT COUNTY

December 2004 / January 2005

Greetings Humboldt County,

All of us working in the Humboldt Exchange Collective are continually inspired by the stories and experiences which have resulted from the Community Currency Directory. This project has facilitated additional income and work for many of us in our community. It has introduced folks to new projects and hobbies and has given all of us an opportunity to discover the skills of friends and neighbors.

This fifth issue of the Humboldt Exchange is our Holiday/New Years issue. For this season all of us in the collective are making a holiday wish to support our community making every effort to buy holiday gifts locally. We would also like to suggest purchasing a proof sheet of Humboldt Community Currency to give to family and friends as a holiday gift. What a great way to start off the holiday season, and support the continued success of the project.

Thank you to all who support the Humboldt Exchange Community Currency Project. We can look to the successful exchanges of those using Community Currency for inspiration, so here are a few stories which resulted from the past October/November issue:

• Carlisle accepted currency for massages and spent some of it on yard work.
• Alyssa sold a bed for $45 CC and is providing tutoring for CC.
• Carol (and her pup) have hired Vic for dog sitting.
• Kara and Brook bought a groovy bed frame with all CC.
• The Electronic Legion of Feminist Sounds and Planned Parenthood accepted CC at their recent benefit show.
• Vic found a violin practicing partner and sold ten loafs of homemade bread for $20CC/$20US.
• Claudia gave someone a “styley” new hairdo and has been giving painting lessons.
• Kaitlin and David sold a washer and dryer set to Hannah for $50CC.
• Heather paid her entrance fee to the Green Festival in San Francisco with CC.
• Cassandra received 70lbs of apples in exchange for her hand-milled soaps, and then purchased two dozen jars for $5CC to can them in. She is also trading soaps for a weekly supply of farm-fresh eggs.

Over the last couple of months, we have been busy with “behind the scenes” efforts, taking suggestions from those involved in the project, and gauging where we need to focus our energies. Our aims are to keep the project expanding and continuing to better serve the needs of Humboldt County. To this end, we sat down for a couple of long weekend meetings to brainstorm where the project may go in the upcoming months and ultimately, the next few years.

We came up with a few areas where we felt we could improve in the basic structure of publishing the directory. These include: have more people listing with more diverse listings, have more businesses start taking currency in someway, and broaden the base of people who are making the project happen. We also came up with some specific goals we would like to accomplish beyond what we are doing right now. Some of these goals are: to start a grant giving project, hold a community event and/or a trading bazaar where goods and currency can be freely exchanged, and print one “dollar” bills.

Of course, such planning is an ever-evolving process and we would love to hear more of your suggestions. As always, you are welcome to call, e-mail or stop by during office hours (Monday evening from 6-8:30 at the Democracy Unlimited office in Eureka). Please contact us if you would like to volunteer your time, talent and enthusiasm toward making these projects happen. In terms of volunteering, one area where help is greatly needed is distribution. Even distributing the directory to just two spots each month would be wonderful, so please let us know if you can help out.

As you may know we went to a bi-monthly directory starting with the October/November issue. Therefore, the deadline for the next issue (February/March) will be January 15th.

We hope to see Humboldt County’s Community Currency expanding and flourishing in 2005, so we encourage everyone to get involved and find out how this project can serve our local needs. And remember to continue making calls to our community members to make use of all the goods and services in the directory.

In Each Other We Trust,

Heather, Yvonne, Ryan, Heather, Squiggy and Kaitlin
Humboldt Exchange Community Currency Collective

Directory Listings

= This person is willing to accept ALL Community Currency as payment for this item or service.

Children's Services

Offered

Accepts all community currency. Flannel baby blankets, 100% cotton. Lia. 822-3414 or 407-6252

Information about Sudbury Valley School Model. Democracy, freedom, time-tested and spreading. Free. Dennis. 825-8599

Accepts all community currency. Tutor for writing. Experienced with all ages and experience levels. Yvonne. 443-3944

Wanted

Holistic childcare some days/evenings. Possible permanent part-time. Aimee. 834-2024.

Trade

Responsible babysitter for bodywork. Jennifer, CMT. 845-8125

 

Clothing

Offered

Accepts all community currency. Handwash your fine woolens. Xandra. 441-0702

Accepts all community currency. Size 9 1/2 or 10 blue Mary Janes. Hanna. 822-5922

Accepts all community currency. Sock darning instruction. Fred. 445-5853

Women's shoes. Navy pumps, leather, essentially new. 8W. Sara. 825-0822

Wanted

Army jungle boots. Size 9. Rob. 268-1137

 

Food

Offered

Accepts all community currency. Delicious baked treats made to your order. Trades? Vic. 444-9098

Accepts all community currency. Nutrition consultations. Xandra. 441-0702

Accepts all community currency. Vegan food, cake, mock clam chowder, mac & "cheese." Can teach you how, too. Vic. 444-9098

Vegan, OG, wheat-free cakes, cookies, etc. Birthdays, weddings? Trades possible. Aimee. 834-2024

Vegan truffles. Herbal Infused, Chai Coconut, Fruit Cream, etc. Trades possible. Aimee. 834-2024

Wanted

Champion Juicer. Carlisle . 826-9126

Eggs. Fred. 445-5853

Eggs. I do not need very many. Heather 822-2072

Fresh organic produce to dry/can/freeze. Will trade/pay for any over abundance. Aimee. 834-2024

Goat milk and cheese, from happy local goats. Yvonne. 443-3944

Organic veggies. Free food. Squiggy. 825-1084

Trade

Homemade organic goodies. David. 616-3641

Vegan, fermentation, ethnic recipes. Offered, wanted, trade. Xandra. 441-0702

Vegan recipe and/or soup exchange. Fun and free. Aimee. 834-2024

 

Health, Body and Spirituality

Offered

Certified massage therapist. Gretchen. 445-5853

Che Gong and Meditation, Dafa style. Free! Bill. 441-6720

Deep tissue Ayurvedic oil massage, Shiatsu chair massage. Nicole. 845-2256

Accepts all community currency. Exercise machine. Michael. 822-5391

Haircuts. Experienced. Squiggy. 825-1084

Accepts all community currency. Kung Fu instruction, soft style. Bill. 441-6720

Massage by Stephanie CMsT located in Garberville. Over 10 years experience. Appointments made 7 days a week, 10am-7:30pm . Enjoy your healthful experience! Stephanie. 923-4812

Massage. Inter-dimensional healing message. Jennifer, CMT. 845-8125

Accepts all community currency. Massage sessions. Michael. 822-5391

Massage table for sale $100. Annie. 839-4951

Massage tutorials. Enhance your skills. Carlisle , certified massage teacher. 826-9126

Ortho-Bionomy(R) Subtle touch, profound results. Restoring your natural harmony. Sara, MA. 825-0822

Private/group Yoga classes. Student teacher needs guinea pigs. Reduced fee $15/hour private. $3/hour group. Basic, Intermediate, pre/post-natal, family. Aimee. 834-2024

Professional mourner. Spike. 445-5853

Singing songs to the Goddess, Hindu chanting, in Garberville. Free! Satya. 558-6708

Soap making supplies. Fred. 445-5853

Tai Ji Quan (T'ai Chi Ch'uan) Push Hands, 37-step form, and Qi Gong (Ch'i Kung) lessons. Scott studied in Taiwan and China in Mandarin Chinese. 441-1423

Accepts all community currency. Tarot. Jared. 442-5109

Therapeutic massage. Caring, professional, and all around fun person. CMT specializing in head, neck, jaw pain, Swedish/myofascial/deep tissue, and elderly massage. Hot stone therapy. Integrated massage perfect for every individual body. Sliding scale available. Elle. 441-3810

Therapeutic massage. Swedish, deep tissue, pre/post-natal. House calls or my office. Trades possible. Aimee. 834-2024

Yoga Classes. 10 class card $70 (CC/U.S.). Elsa. 442-6586

Wanted

Boxing equipment. Rob. 268-1137

Massage. Partner or low-cost sessions. Michael. 822-5391

Yoga teacher for private training. David. 616-3641

Trade

Excellent massage. Michael. 822-5391

Massage therapy trade. David. 616-3641

 

Home and Garden

Offered

Accepts all community currency. Animal care, reliable, your place or mine. Vic. 444-9098

Accepts all community currency. Appliance sales, service, rentals and recycling. Bill. 441-6720

Bamboo cuttings available. Annie. 839-4951

Broken concrete chunks. Free! Annie. 839-4951

Electric grain mill. Erika. 826-2142

Accepts all community currency. Floor sanding, stripping, and finishing advice. I can show you how to use a drum sander on redwood floors and other joys of making your old floors pretty - even if they're currently covered by linoleum. (Gone till January.) Kaitlin. 476-8502

Galvanized pipe. Schedule 40. 1/2 inch. Annie. 839-4951

Gardenwork. Design and labor. Adam. 825-6619

Accepts all community currency. General handyman services. Bill. 441-6720

General labor. Yardwork, clean-up, cutting firewood, etc. Adam. 825-6619

Goats for hire. Brush clearing goats eat blackberry bushes, ivy, tall grass, and more. Anna. 616-6868

Handcrafted furniture. Benches, stools, and bookshelves. Made to order. Adam. 825-6619

Hauling with small bed truck. Heather 822-2072

House cleaning with all natural products. Anna. 616-6868

House plants. Free. Hanna. 822-5922

House plants with stands or hangers. Rob. 268-1137

House sitting. Ryan. 825-0905

King-sized comforter and cover. White, laced pattern.Too big for my bed. Heather. 445-5853

Lawn care. Paul. 822-2556

Pet care and dog walking. Ryan. 825-0905

Pruning fruit trees. Paul. 822-2556

Small tables. Rob. 268-1137

Tree house building. Custom built tree houses, swings and tree nets. Anna. 616-6868

Yard clearing. Paul. 822-2556

Yardwork. Rob. 268-1137

Wanted

A working hot tub. Ryan. 825-0905

Community garden space for Eureka Greens Local. Zandra. 441-0702

Crinum bulbs sought. Annie. 839-4951

Design and build an attractive fence. Carlisle . 826-9126

Fence supplies (wood) and/or builder. (Gone till January). Kaitlin. 476-8502

Fenced area to board 2 llamas when I'm out of town. Erika. 826-2142

Gardener. Elsa. 442-6586

Accepts all community currency. Gardne, vegetable and flowers. Hourly. Michael. 822-5391

Good leaves for compost. Hanna. 822-5922

Hot tub. (Gone till January). David. 476-8502

Housecleaner. David. 616-3641

I need studio space. Happy to share bigger space. Lia. 822-3414 or 407-6252

Large avocado plants and native plant starts and trees. Peabody . 445-5853

Old hand woodworking tools of all sorts. Adam. 825-6619

Person to walk my llamas. Erika. 826-2142

Radiator style space heater. Heather 822-2072

Recycled wood of all kinds for woodworking projects. Adam. 825-6619

Shoe rack or large wooden cutting board. Fred. 445-8583

Someone to make thermal curtains. Carlisle . 826-9126

Soup bowls. Ryan. 825-0905

Spice rack for our household's overflowing spices. Heather. 445-5853

Used bee-keeping supplies. Adam. 825-6619

Trade

Long-term housesitting gig. Will care for land, house, pets, domestics, home, office, mail, etc. Sharose. 626-232-5304

Peace and quiet. Free. Peabody . 445-5853

White patio/yard wicker set. David. 616-3641

 

Language and Travel

Offered

German Tutoring. Trade possible. Erika. 826-2142

Costa Rica travel consultations. Carlisle . 826-9126

Wanted

Been to Papa New Guinea? I want to hear about it. Free. Gretchen. 445-5853

Spanish language tutor. (Gone till January). David. 476-8502

Tamil-speaking persons for conversation and friendship. Xandra. 441-0702

 

Music, Art and Craft

Offered

Accepts all community currency. Bass lessons. Beginning Jazz and music theory. Squiggy. 825-1084

Beginning saxophone and clarinet instruction. Satya. 558-6708

Creative Producer offers services of portraiture, personal symbology, logo/album/brochure/website graphic design, sound reinforcement for home, band or venue. No project too big or too small. Ask about "special gifts for special people". Sean. 496-9338

Daily planners from wasted materials. $10 (CC/US) each. Squiggy. 825-1084

Drawings of musicians for album art. Hanna. 822-5922

Drum lessons. Beginning to intermediate. Adam. 825-6619

Accepts all community currency. Knitting lessons. Xandra. 441-0702

Original coloring books of mandalas, cartoons, multi-cultural. Sharose. 626-232-5304

Original poster art. Rob. 268-1137

Paint and decoupage designs on your furniture and walls, murals. Sharose. 626-232-5304

PA system available for your event. Ryan. 825-0905

Portraits, acrylic on canvas. A great gift. Squiggy. 825-1084

Accepts all community currency. Puppet making lessons. Various types. Fred. 445-5853

Scrapbook your photos and memorabilia into albums, shadow boxes, multimedia presentations. Sharose. 626-232-5304

Watercolor lessons. Rob. 268-1137

Whimsical art, illustration, cards, stationary, journals. Sharose. 626-232-5304

Wanted

Beginning cellist looking for another beginning musician to practice with. Lia. 822-3414 or 407-6252

Console or other small piano. Good condition. Michael. 822-5391

Digital video camera with photo capture and FireWire. Sharose. 626-232-5304

Djembe drumming lessons and drummers and other musicians to jam with. Sharose. 626-232-5304

Electric guitar amplifier. Michael. 822-5391

Guitar lessons. Reggae, folk, bluegrass, etc. Aimee. 834-2024

I really need an accordion. Peabody . 445-5853

Musicians to play live on radio show. Satya. 558-6708

Music lessons, piano and guitar. Michael. 822-5391

Quality recordings of my old albums on CD. Carlisle . 826-9126

Tatting lessons. Xandra. 441-0702

Tutor for photo zone system. Heather 822-2072

Violin teacher for 3 year old boy. Lia. 822-3414 or 407-6252

Wide angle lens for manual Nikon camera. Heather 822-2072

Trade

Brown llama wool for spinning, stuffing, crafts. Erika. 826-2142

 

Odds and Ends

Offered

900 square feet building to dismantle for salvage. Free!

Annie. 839-4951

Forest Defense Hotline. Free. For updates on the latest forest news and schedules for upcoming non-violence trainings, benefits and action camps. 825-6598.

Investment discussion group. Let's make heads and tails out of the stock market and investing in green funds. Heather. 445-5853

Kombucha babies. Free! Satya. 558-6708

Orange , frisky, fixed, male cat. Fred. 445-5853

Wanted

2004 Minor Movie card. Can't use yours up before Xmas? Lori. 826-7063

Cheap boom box that plays MP3s. Spike. 445-5853.

Copy of the video "Not Knot." Any mathmaticians out there? Peabody . 445-5853

Gently used tapes of The Powerpuff Girls. Lori. 826-7063

Magnets. Big ones out of stereo speakers or little ones for the fridge. Spike. 445-5853

 

Office and Organization Services and Supplies

Offered

Almost new 17" monitor. (Will consider trade.) Rob. 268-1137

Basic bookkeeping with Quick Books. Business or organization/non-profit. Kaitlin. 476-8502

Computer consulting. I can make you computer literate. Melanie. 826-9539

Dreamcatcher Graphic Design. Inexpensive designs for ads, flyers, trifolds, brochures, business cards and custom photography. Unique and creative designs tailored for your message. Anna. 616-6868

Dreamweaver lessons. Create your own website. Melanie. 826-9539

Accepts all community currency. Facilitator for meetings, etc. Experienced. (Gone till January). Kaitlin. 269-0984

Accepts all community currency. Graphic design. Greeting cards, letterhead, business cards. Lia. 822-3414 or 407-6252

I am a good editor/writer. Need help? Lia. 822-3414 or 407-6252

Law library orientation. (Gone till January). David. 476-8502

Accepts all community currency. Meeting/workshop space in Eureka . (Gone till January). Kaitlin. 476-8502

Non-corporate photo copying in Arcata. Ryan. 825-0905

Nonprofit consulting and grantsmanship. Michael. 822-5391

Accepts all community currency. Organize your files, help you set up a filing system. Yvonne. 443-3944

Photoshop for beginners. Melanie. 826-9539

Proofreading from UC English grad. Rob. 268-1137

Tutoring in software. Dreamweaver, Photoshop, InDesign, and Illustrator. Hourly rates. Heather. 445-5853

Website creation. Get your business online. Melanie. 826-9539

Website design. Heather. 445-5853

Website marketing. Get more visitors to your website. Melanie. 826-9539

Websites. $20 per hour (CC/US). Squiggy. 825-1084

Accepts all community currency. Will prepare applications to bureacracies for you. Lia. 822-3414 or 407-6252

Wireless laptop computer with Windows XP, 384 MB RAM. $700, Will take half CC. Ryan. 825-0905

Word processing made easy. Melanie. 826-9539

Accepts all community currency. Wordprocessor. Fred. 445-8583

Wanted

Advice/suggestions from people who have done local law apprenticeships. Yvonne. 443-3944

Digital camera. I'll buy your older, low-res camera. Heather. 445-5853

Donated office supplies. Democracy Unlimited. 269-0984

Business cards for inexpensive price or trade. David. 616-3641

Filing cabinet. 2 or 3 drawers. Sara. 825-0822

Folks interested in participating in a legal study group for beginners. Yvonne. 443-3944

Fundraising event coordinator. Democracy Unlimited. 269-0984

Grant writer. Democracy Unlimited. 269-0984

Laptop computer with WIFI capability. Sharose. 626-232-5304

Law books, law reference materials and Bar exam study guides. Yvonne. 443-3944

Mac tutoring for computer dummy. (Gone till January). David. 476-8502

Office space for Tenants Union . Free or inexpensive. Heather 822-2072.

PC Fonts. Will trade for other good stuff that I have. Heather. 445-5853

Volunteers needed to work on renters rights. All skill levels. Heather 476-1919

Webmeister for activist sites. Michael. 822-5391

Writers. Democracy Unlimited. 269-0984

 

Transportation and Recreation

Offered

1975 Honda 360 Motorcycle. Fred. 445-5853

1983 Volkswagen Westfella camper van. Blown piston but otherwise in good condition. It's a home on wheels. $1000. Will take half CC. Ryan. 825-0905

Accepts all community currency. Auto detail and minor repair. Bill. 441-6720

Backpacking backpacks. Fred. 445-5853

Blue Lake Rancheria bus pass with 6 rides left. Free. Lori. 826-7063

Accepts all community currency. Rollerskates size mens 8. Rollerblades size mens 5 or womens 7. Fred. 445-5853

Wanted

Bicycle tune-up. (Gone till January). David. 476-8502

Fix (or diagnose) the squeal in my van. (It's not the brakes.) Save my sanity! Yvonne. 443-3944

Mover/driver for moving truck load from LA to NoHum in December or January. Expenses paid. Sharose. 626-232-5304

Ride to Eureka once a week. Erika. 826-2142

Surfing longboard. Gretchen. 445-5853

Transmission change for '85 Toyota Corolla. Lori. 826-7063

Volleyball game in Eureka . Kaitlin. 476-8502

Zipper repair for backpack. Lori. 826-7063

Trade

Family beach/surf co-op. Let's all get out there! Aimee. 834-2024

 

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The Humboldt Exchange Community Currency Project is a project of
Democracy Unlimited of Humboldt County (DUHC)