THE COMMUNITY CURRENCY DIRECTORY OF HUMBOLDT COUNTY

June/July 2008

Greetings, Humboldt County Community!

Inside this issue 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!

Calling All Exchangers: Aiming For 50 Businesses By August 1

Now that we’ve got 42 participating businesses (see below), we think it should be a piece of cake to bring on another 8 businesses by August 1. So we’re challenging the Humboldt Exchange community to help us get there! You can help make it happen as part of our growing business outreach team:

• When You’re Shopping: Ask at the register if your favorite business will accept Community Currency, and show them a bill when you do it. Let us know if they say yes!

• Ask Your Friends: Know a business owner or service provider in our community? We bet you do, and we know that personal connections are an easy, low-pressure way to introduce a new idea.

• As A Volunteer: We can set you up with an official business packet and provide you with training to reach out to target businesses we’ve already identified. Our community is rich in local businesses so the sky’s the limit! Give us a call or come to an Open Meeting (below) to find out more.

Together, we can expand the Humboldt Exchange this summer – contact us to get involved, or join us at one of the Open Meetings in June and July:

*June Open Meeting: Monday, June 30, 7-8:30pm
*July Open Meeting: Monday, July 28, 7-8:30pm

Call 476-8475 or email info@humboldtexchange.org for details.

New Businesses in June & July

• Talisman Beads & Imports in Eureka is accepting 100% Community Currency - explore their vast selection of imported and custom beads to add a little flair to your life.
• Tranquilitea Wellness Center in Arcata will accept 10% Community Currency on Tuesdays. Grab a smoothie, sit for a meal, or stay for relaxing classes and consultations.
• HennaYat by Ildiko is accepting $5 Community Currency per hour towards henna art.
• Shakefork Community Farm is accepting $15 Community Currency towards a share in the first-ever Humboldt-based grains farm.
• For a complete list of all businesses accepting Community Currency click here. We are now up to 42 businesses participating in the Humboldt Exchange!

A BIG Thank-You To Big Pete!

The Community Currency May Day Bash at Big Pete’s Pizzeria was a smashing success! We packed the parlor up in Northtown with community members who rocked out to great music and celebrated May Day with Community Currency. Thanks to all the volunteers and participants who made this event possible, and especially Pete and family who hosted the Bash. We look forward to doing it again soon!

July 18 Community Currency Gallery Gala

We’re excited to announce that Accident Gallery is hosting the next Community Currency celebration in July at their incredible art space in Old Town Eureka. Join us for music, art, refreshments, and a chance to spend Community Currency on local crafts and services.

Community Currency Gallery Gala
Friday, July 18, 8-10pm
Accident Gallery, 405 C Street, Eureka

The event is totally free, but bring Community Currency to participate in the fun! (You can trade U.S. dollars for Community Currency if you need to.) Want to help or get more information? Call us at 476-8475 or email info@humboldtexchange.org.

Humboldt Exchange Celebrates 5 Years

This summer marks five years of the Humboldt Exchange, and one of our best Directories ever. You can help make our local economy even stronger by exchanging goods or services through these listings, or by patronizing the businesses that accept Community Currency.

We look forward to the next five years of building economic independence in our local bioregion! Thanks for reading, and happy exchanging...

In each other we trust!
The Humboldt Exchange Team

 

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

Children's Services

Offered

Amazing babysitter. Megan. 825-8132

Available by phone for child care tips. Experienced SF nanny. Eve. 599-1488

Baby sitter. Jemma. 822-2431

Babysitting. All ages! $10/hour, ½ CC. Meghan. 209-765-8456

Child care services in Arcata. Children 4-5 and up. Grant. 714-473-7741.

General tutor. Megan. 825-8132

This person is willing to accept 100% Community Currency as payment for this item or service. Having a baby? Expect a great experience. Luna Doulas. 839-7387

Need help writing essays? Age 6-18? $10/hour, ½ CC. Meghan. 209-765-8456

Tutor. K-12 certified. Nate. 805-813-7325

Tutoring. Up to pre-calculus in math, science, English. Bonnie. 530-304-6524

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

Have extra clothes. Gerard. 310-560-4857

This person is willing to accept 100% Community Currency as payment for this item or service. Knit hats and scarves just how you like them. Jacqui. 832-7735

FREE Many clothes for college male. Nate. 805-813-7325

Youth wetsuit. Brand new, O’Neil. Make an offer. Anna. 616-9255

Wanted

Would like to learn to make clothes. Grant. 714-473-7741

Food

Offered

This person is willing to accept 100% Community Currency as payment for this item or service. Baked goods for special occasions. Dylan. 601-2392

FREE Easy lasagna recipe. Meghan. 209-765-8456

This person is willing to accept 100% Community Currency as payment for this item or service. Like new food processor; $20. Teri. 626-379-7641

Tips on how to be a healthy, happy, free of animal products person. Bonnie. 530-304-6524

Vegan cooking lessons. Megan. 822-0482

Wanted

Community Currency Recipe Book. Send in your best dish! Peter. 499-0730

Lessons in gathering edible plants. Megan. 822-0482

Small canning jars. Kaitlin. 476-8502

Someone to bake with. Vegan. Megan. 822-0482

Trade

Would like to swap baked goods. Grant. 714-473-7741

Health, Body and Spirituality

Offered

Certified Massage Practitioner. 100 hours trainer in Swedish Esalen Massage. For a relaxing, beneficial, full body massage. One hour or one and a half hour. $30-$50 sliding scale. Berel. 845-3389

Chair massage for individuals or groups. Melt stress and aches away. Fhyre. 826-7367

Lonely? Need to talk to someone? Call me! Justin. 822-0703

Lip balm party! Get together with friends to make your own all-natural lip balm. Great for birthday parties, wedding or bridal showers. I will provide materials, direction and recipes. Will accept ½ CC. Yvonne. 443-3944

This person is willing to accept 100% Community Currency as payment for this item or service. Somatic Therapy: Linking body and psyche for healing and self-empowerment. June 9 at 7:00pm. $5CC. Sara. 825-0822

Talk with me about metaphysics and physics. A contemporary view with a Native American essence. Remember to keep a open mind. Sliding scale donation, accepting ½ CC. Little Bear. 442-0600

Wanted

Hair cuts, once a month or so. Fhyre. 826-7367

Massage, exercise coach, herbalist training. Gerard. 310-560-4857

Seeking someone to help me deepen my yoga practice. Anna. 616-9255

Someone to practice Tai Chi with. Grant. 714-473-7741

Support staff to work with developmentally disabled adults. Must possess valid CA driver’s license and have experience. Stacey or Damon. 825-9536

Trade

Chair massage on a regular basis. I have a massage chair. Fhyre. 826-7367

Home and Garden

Offered

Cleaning. Megan. 825-8132

Environmentally friendly housecleaning. $10/hour, ½ CC. Heather. 443-4905

Gardening help. Bonnie. 530-304-6524

Gas-free lawn mowing. $10/hour, ½ CC. Jacqui. 832-7735

Grunt work around your house. Dylan. 601-2392

Handyman services, repair, yard work. Have pick-up truck. Fhyre. 826-7367

This person is willing to accept 100% Community Currency as payment for this item or service. Help in a garden. Or a helping hand in any easily explained handyman projects. Eddie. 832-8148

House sitting, plant and pet care offered. References. Fhyre. 826-7367

This person is willing to accept 100% Community Currency as payment for this item or service. I will walk your dog-friendly dogs. Dylan. 601-2392

Lawn care in Arcata. Paul. 822-2556

Lawn work. Nate. 805-813-7325

Licensed electrical work. Roger. 826-9901

Messy kitchen? Nothing too gnarly? Ask me! $10/hour, ½ CC. Meghan. 209-765-8456

This person is willing to accept 100% Community Currency as payment for this item or service. Paint or random house upgrades, carpentry. Dave. 490-9777

Pruning fruit trees in Arcata. Paul. 822-2556

This person is willing to accept 100% Community Currency as payment for this item or service. Random gardening services. Dave. 490-9777

Solar electric installation. Roger. 826-9901

Yard clearing in Arcata. Paul. 822-2556

Yard space for growing veggies in exchange for some of the yield, or for yard help and weeding. Sara. 825-0822

Wanted

Aged horse or chicken manure. Fhyre. 826-7367

Chicken or other garden-friendly poo. Jacqui. 832-7735

Lawn care in Eureka. Regular mowing of our lawn and basic yard care. Looking for someone regular who has their own equipment. David. 476-8502

Gardening experience wanted. Will do all I can to help! Gerard. 310-560-4857

Neglected house plants. Will attempt to revive! Bonnie. 530-304-6524

Teach me your quilting skills. Dylan. 601-2392

Vegetable starts, perennial flower bulbs or plants. Fhyre. 826-7367

VHS Movies. Dylan. 601-2392

Yard help, ongoing, for weeding and various projects. Arcata Bottoms. Sara. 825-0822

Trade

Seeds. Vegetable and flower. Open to other trades. Jacqui. 832-7735

Language and Travel

Offered

Beginning Spanish tutoring. $10/hour, ½ CC. Korinna. 971-222-5986

French lessons, tutor. Megan. 825-8132

Spanish and Italian tutoring. Gerard. 310-560-4857

Wanted

Advanced Spanish tutoring. $10/hour, ½ CC. Korinna. 971-222-5986

Travel partner for summer road trip. Seeking non-smoker. Fhyre. 826-7367

Music, Art and Craft

Offered

Aural Magic Audio Products. Custom made vacuum tube stomp boxes, pedal and amplifiers. 317 West 7th St. Eureka. Will take $50 CC. Little Bear. 441-0700

Bluegrass banjo lessons. Beginner, intermediate, and advanced. Don. 445-1982

Guitar, conga jamming. Singing, humming. Gerard. 310-560-4857

This person is willing to accept 100% Community Currency as payment for this item or service. Guitar lessons. Real basic, but will be fun! Jacqui. 832-7735

FREE Hands to play in a drum circle or with another individual. Eddie. 832-8148

I can teach you to crochet a hat or scarf. Megan. 822-0482

Learn how to juggle and spin poi! It’s a great hobby, exercise, stress reliever, friend-maker & potential performance! Teri. 626-379-7641

Martin backpack guitar, good condition. $100, will accept ½ CC. Tom. 601-1011

FREE Portable outdoor easle for loan. Hannah. 269-0649

Range of commissioned art skills available. Drawing for tattoos, painting, digital work. Can make patches and screen t-shirts. ½ CC and cost of supplies. Grant. 499-0957

Small ceramic Djembe drum. Hannah. 269-0649

Various art supplies. Hannah. 269-0649

This person is willing to accept 100% Community Currency as payment for this item or service. Custom made satchels with reclaimed fabric. Dylan. 601-2392

Wanted

Baritone ukelele lessons, guitar lessons. Bonnie. 530-304-6524

Crochet buddies. Looking for people to drink tea and share crochet ideas. Megan. 822-0482

Glass blowing supplies. Grant. 714-473-7741

Hand drum. Eddie. 832-8148

Punk, industrial, ska, reggae rarities. CD, tape or vinyl. CC or cash. Grant. 499-0957

Trumpet lessons. I have no experience. Grant. 714-473-7741

Trade

Got music? Let’s swap! World, classical, reggae, funk, ska, rock, punk, metal…anything and everything! Teri. 626-379-7641

Odds and Ends

Offered

20 gallon fish tank with all the fixings. Just add water and fish! Sean. sec33@humboldt.edu

This person is willing to accept 100% Community Currency as payment for this item or service. Copies of “Whatever happened to the Hippies,” and “Backwoods Chronicles”. $10 and $15 respectively in CC. Available only at Redwood Times office, Maple Lane in Garberville. Readable, entertaining history from local author. Mary. 923-4806

Have free time and interest in reinvesting myself in the local community. Any local groups that need help with Indesign or other layout and design projects. Damon. 834-8693

Tarot readings. 14 years experience. Positive and insightful. Fhyre. 826-7367

This person is willing to accept 100% Community Currency as payment for this item or service. Toaster oven. $5. Only top toasts. Sean. sec33@humboldt.edu

Wanted

A little mason jar with a handle. Bonnie. 530-304-6524

Bean bag chair. Gerard. 310-560-4857

One Obama-style hair cut. Sam. 208-651-6007

Office and Organization Services & Supplies

Offered

Book editing. $10/hour, ½ CC. Korinna. 971-222-5986

Data entry, typing projects. Experienced with FileMaker Pro and other databases. Will accept pay by hour or project. Accepting up to ½ CC. Yvonne. 443-3944

Facilitator for meetings, discussions, etc. Experienced with strategic planning, consensus process. Kaitlin. 476-8502

Random computer questions? Justin. 822-0703

Volunteer Opportunities! All kinds of tasks and projects for different experience levels and interests. Democracy Unlimited. Call or come to our volunteer trainings on June 24 and July 22. 269-0984

Web-site maintenance, basic html projects. Will accept pay by hour or project. Accepting up to ½ CC. Yvonne. 443-3944

Writing tutor. I can get you past writer’s block with ease! Will accept pay by hour or project. Accepting up to ½ CC. Yvonne. 443-3944

Transportation and Recreation

Offered

FREE Bike with mis-matched parts. Meghan. 209-765-8456

This person is willing to accept 100% Community Currency as payment for this item or service. Bike tune-ups. Dylan. 601-2392

Bike tune-ups. Mobile bike repair. My stand comes to you! Peter. 499-0730

Change a bike tire! $10/hour, ½ CC. Korinna. 971-222-5986

FREE I will teach you to walk on stilts. I can also teach you to build them. You provide materials. Will. 530-355-1251

This person is willing to accept 100% Community Currency as payment for this item or service. In line skating lessons. Children or adults, up to 2 people, $15 for 45 minute session. Must use guards! Carol. 845-4033

Oil changes. Or I can show you how to do it. Peter. 499-0730

FREE Old used bicycle. Teri. 626-379-7641

FREE Used surf board. Teri. 626-379-7641

Wanted

A longboard, 8 feet long or longer. Well-used is okay. Megan. 822-0482

A pair of surfing gloves. Grant. 714-473-7741

French thread bottom bracket for fixed gear bike. Jacqui. 832-7735

Looking for someone to surf with. Grant. 714-473-7741

Quality jump rope. Teri. 626-379-7641

Someone to teach me how to fix Volvos. Anna. 616-9255

Someone to teach me to mountain bike. Megan. 822-0482

Teach me to hacky sack. Megan. 822-0482

Two-person tent. Dylan. 601-2392

Trade

Rides wanted to cool spots for food, drink, gas money. Gerard. 310-560-4857

Community Events

This person is willing to accept 100% Community Currency as payment for this item or service. June 9 – Somatic Therapy. Linking body and psyche for healing and self-empowerment. June 9 at 7:00pm. $5CC. Sara. 825-0822

This person is willing to accept 100% Community Currency as payment for this item or service. June 15 – 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

June 28 – Why Do Corporations Have More Rights Than You? Democracy Unlimited Intro Workshop. Learn about the history of corporate rule and strategies for local democracy. 10:30am-5:30pm. $25-$100 sliding scale, willing to consider work-trade. Pre-registration required. Eureka. 269-0984

July 15 – Submission Deadline for the Aug/Sept ‘08 issue of the Humboldt Exchange. Don’t forget to get your listings to us today!

July 18 - Community Currency Accident Gallery Gala. Join us for music, art, refreshments, and a chance to spend Community Currency on local crafts and services. 8-10pm. 405 C Street, Eureka. Call for details: 476-8475

This person is willing to accept 100% Community Currency as payment for this item or service. July 20 – 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. Workshop to follow from 12:30-1:30pm: “Community Currency 101.” 476-8475

Bike group from Eureka to Arcata for Saturday Farmer’s Market. Jacqui. 832-7735

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

Icarus Project Meetings. Radical mental health community. Meets 2nd and 4th Wednesdays, 6pm, at the P.A.R.C. office in Eureka. Email for more info, directions. northcoast.icarus@gmail.com.Click here to view Community Currency bills.

 

 

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