The
Directory:
• Welcome!
• Children's Services
• Clothing
• Food
• Health, Body and Spirituality
• Home and Garden
• Language and Travel
• Music, Art and Craft
• Odds and Ends
• Office and Organization Services
& Supplies
• Student
Services & Education
• Transportation and Recreation
• Personals
• Events
February/March 2008
Greetings, Humboldt County Community!
Welcome to the February/March 2008 issue of the Humboldt Exchange Community Currency Directory. Inside you’ll find a wealth of resources and news to connect you with others in our community. Join us as we work to build a stronger local economy in Humboldt County! Highlights this issue:
New Businesses This Issue
- Green Fire Farm CSA will accept up to $15 Community Currency towards a share for 2008. This new Community-Supported Agriculture program brings fresh veggies to Eureka through weekly shares. Call 269-0984 for details or to sign up.
- Banana Hut Hawaiian Restaurant will accept up to 25% Community Currency for your meal at their eatery in Redwood Acres Fairground in Eureka. Have yourself a local luau this spring and enjoy their delicious Hawaiian cooking!
- For a complete list of all businesses accepting Community Currency see page 4. We are now up to 29 businesses participating in the Humboldt Exchange!
Strategizing for 2008
We’re excited to announce that the Humboldt Exchange is holding
a Strategy Meeting on February 3 to make plans for improving and growing
Community Currency in Humboldt County. The Humboldt Exchange hits the
five-year mark this summer, and we’re looking forward to another
five years of supporting interdependence in our local bioregion.
You’re invited to bring your ideas and help shape the future of
the Exchange! Contact us for details on attending the Strategy Meeting – or,
as you’re likely picking up this issue up after February 3, contact
us to find out the results, and how you can get involved!
Thanks For A Great Crafts Exchange!
Thanks so much to everyone who came to the Holiday Crafts Exchange and Great Cookie Swap! We were delighted by the incredible offering of our local crafters, from soaps to stockings to unique pieces of art. And the cookies were delicious. Thanks to the many volunteers and contributors who made this event a success.
Even though the holidays are over, we’re still flippin’ pancakes on the third Sunday of every month. Join us in February and March:
- Sunday, February 17, from 10am-noon
- Sunday, March 16, from 10am-noon, cost is $5 Community Currency (or US).
Open Meetings
Want to learn more about the Humboldt Exchange, about local currencies, or how you can get involved? Come to an Open Meeting – the last Monday night of the month. You’ll meet others interested in promoting a stronger local economy and get the latest update on how we’re growing Community Currency in Humboldt County. Give us a call at 476-8475 or email info@humboldtexchange.org for details:
- Monday, February 25, 7-8:30pm
- Monday, March 31, 7-8:30pm
We hope that in between the winter storms, you take a look around and appreciate the beauty of our bioregion, and the uniqueness of our community. Please peruse the listings to see what your Humboldt County neighbors have to offer, or what you’ve got to share. Thanks for reading, and happy exchanging...
In each other we trust!
The Humboldt Exchange Team
= This person is willing to accept 100% Community Currency as payment
for this item or service.
Children's Services
Offered
Child-friendly work. Seeking part-time active work that can be done with a baby on my back. Gardening, working with kids, taking care of animals, etc. Masha. 832-6192
Daycare/babysitting. 1⁄2 CC. Ashley. 269-0984
Mommy group. Yoga, marsh walks, potlucks. Most children are babies up to 16 months. http://groups.google.com/group/HumboldtMommies. Masha. 832-6192
Need a night out? Available most nights for babysitting. Jenine. 826-0692
Reading, Math, and Science tutor for children. Sliding scale, 1⁄2 CC. Ashley. 269-0984
Clothing
Offered
Costume Closet lending library. Need an outfit but don’t want to pay to rent or buy it? Borrow something from my FREE costume closet. Lots of stuff, including props. Kaitlin. 476-8502
Cloth tote bags made from reclaimed materials. Custom projects welcome. Lou. 444-8581
Hand-knit hats, mittens, scarves for cold winter days. Many styles and colors, custom orders available. Shannon. 822-5832
Food
Baked goods for special occasions. Dylan. 442-7220
Home espresso machine
for sale. $25 OBO. Shannon. 822-5832
Various jams and jellies from local fruit. Lou. 444-8581
Wanted
Pressure canner. Kaitlin. 476-8502
Small canning jars. Kaitlin. 476-8502
Health, Body and Spirituality
Offered
Hair dryer. Plug-in, works well, barely used. Richard. 822-1535.
Health Ensurance: holistic health care; first aid, herbal formulary, bodywork, Ayurvedic lifestyle counseling, ghee basti. Greta. 825-6775
Kundalini Yoga and meditation as taught by Yogi Bajhan. Private sessions available. $10, 20% Community Currency. Joan. 476-9343
Talk with me about metaphysics and physics. A contemporary view with a Native American essence. Remember to keep an open mind. Email KANNACO@gmail.com or call to set up an appointment. Sliding scale donation, 1⁄2 CC. Little Bear. 441-0700
No lye soaps. Various scents. Lou. 444-8581
Trade
Seeking a centered spirit who wants to garden and needs a place to do so. Share crop in exchange. Good land. For more info, please call. Kelley. 822-7128
Home and Garden
Offered
9 point/15 inch crosscut saw. Richard. 822-1535
Appliance sales and services, rentals, parts. Bill. 441-6720
Dry firewood. Richard. 822-1535
Dump runs. Eureka only. $15 + $10 CC. Anna. 442-7220
Electrical work. Licensed. Roger. 826-9901
Firewood from sustainably managed forest. Will consider trade for your goods, skills, or services. Art. 499-3121
Handyman services: plumbing, electrical, carpentry, and more! Bill. 441–6720
Lawn care in Arcata. Paul. 822-2556
Pruning fruit trees in Arcata. Paul. 822-2556
Small plug-in clothes dryer. 15”x24”x30” high.
Maytag, works well. Richard.
822-1535
Solar electric installation. Roger. 826-9901
Yard clearing in Arcata. Paul. 822-2556
Wanted
Carpenter to help me build a house for my backyard poultry. Don’t need to be a pro, but need to be anal enough to build something that will look nice and last. I’ve got some ideas, but need help with the structural stuff. Kaitlin. 476-8502
Housecleaning help. Basic dusting, floors, vacuuming, bathroom, etc. Kaitlin. 476-8502
Quilted curtains. Dylan. 442-7220
Tree cutting service. We have some fruit trees that (unfortunately) need to go. Can you chop them down and grind the stumps? David. 476-8502
Volunteers for youth garden. Anna. 443-7099
Trade
I need yard/gardening and housecleaning help, haircuts and firewood. Trade me for what I need. Greta. 825-6775
Join the Family Share Project this spring! For information on this family garden project (not a CSA) go to www.humboldthandmade.com and click on the Family Share Icon or call. Kelley. 822-7128
Music, Art and Craft
Offered
3 small chunks of cherry wood for carvers. Richard. 822-1535
Aural Magic Audio Products. 317 W 7th St. Eureka. Custom made vacuum tube, stomp boxes, pedals, and amplifiers. Come in and see. $50 in CC accepted. Little Bear. 441-0700
Duct tape wallets. Perfect to hold your Community Currency! Many colors to choose from. Lou. 444-8581
Metal
music stands. $5 each. Shannon. 822-5832
Poetry critique. Call for PO Box address in order to send your poem. Richard. 822-1535
Wanted
I want your used fabric and scraps. Dylan. 442-7220
Piano tuner for small upright. Shannon. 822-5832
Someone to teach me how to read patterns and sew/alter clothes. Kaitlin. 476-8502
Office and Organization Services & Supplies
Offered
Facilitator for meetings, discussions, etc. Experienced with strategic planning, consensus process. Kaitlin. 476-8502
Lending library. Full of social change and organizing resources – see the collection in our new online catalog! www.librarything.com/profile/DUHC. Democracy Unlimited. 269-0984
Wanted
Help protect water quality in our community! Volunteers needed at Humboldt Baykeeper. 268-8897
Volunteers. All kinds of tasks and projects for different experience levels and interests. Democracy Unlimited. Come to our volunteer training on Feb 26. Call for details. 269-0984
Transportation and Recreation
Offered
GameBoy Advance with games. $30 + $20 CC. Dylan. 442-7220
Help with bike projects or repair. Dylan. 442-7720
Locking gas tank cap for VW van. Like new. Richard. 822-1535
Rides between Eureka/Arcata. Jenine. 826-0692
Tea and Scrabble at a local coffee shop. Dylan. 442-7220
Wanted
Carpool to College of the Redwoods. Dylan. 442-7220
Rides
to the snow for two skiers. Will pay gas to Horse Mountain
on wintery weekend days! Shannon. 822-5832
Community Events
February 17 – Humboldt Exchange Pancake Breakfast. 10am-noon. $5 Community Currency (or $US) – all the pancakes you can eat. Open to Humboldt Exchange participants and supporters. Bring your products to sell for CC. Call for location. 476-8475
March 9 - Frances Moore Lappe, author of Diet for a Small Planet, speaks in Arcata at the Plaza View Room of the Jacoby Storehouse. 6:30pm. $10-$30 sliding scale, no one turned away for lack of funds. Call for details. 269-0984
March 15 – Submission Deadline for the April/May 08 issue of the Humboldt Exchange. Don’t forget to get your listings to us today! Listings can be submitted online: HumboldtExchange.org. You can also drop your listings in the mail: PO Box 858, Eureka CA 95502. 476-8475
March 16 – Humboldt Exchange Pancake Breakfast. 10am-noon. $5 Community Currency (or $US) – all the pancakes you can eat. Open to Humboldt Exchange participants and supporters. Bring your products to sell for CC. Call for location. 476-8475
Humboldt Exchange monthly meeting. Come get involved
in the Humboldt Exchange! Learn about what’s going on with the
project, get involved by plugging into projects like outreach, creating
the directory, distribution, and business involvement. If interested
in carpooling from Arcata or elsewhere in the area, give us a call. This
meeting is the last Monday of every month. 7:00pm. 476-8475