THE COMMUNITY CURRENCY DIRECTORY OF HUMBOLDT COUNTY

Welcome to the Humboldt Exchange!

The Humboldt Exchange is Humboldt County's own local currency project.

Participants agree to accept half payment for their goods and services in a local currency made just for Humboldt.

Local currencies, common during the Great Depression, have recently been nitiated in dozens of communities around the country. Because the currency must be used locally, and because it has local community backing, it promotes the exchange of goods and services and increases local purchasing power while avoiding the danger of government currency depreciation.

By facilitating production and trade, these currencies encourage local self-reliance and increase local economic autonomy.

The Humboldt Exchange project is sponsored by Democracy Unlimited of Humboldt County, a local grassroots organization dedicated to creating genuine democracy in Humboldt County.

This website is an online version of the twelve-page Humboldt Exchange Community Currency Directory that we print every other month. In the directory we list all the items our participants are offering or wanting to exchange using Community Currency. On the website you can browse the listings for the current issue and past issues as well and sign up to participate in the project.

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Would you like to receive a phone call and/or email reminder before the pancake breakfast and deadline for submissions to the Exchange directory? Click here to sign up for the Democracy Unlimited outreach list and we will give you those reminders so you don't miss a single deadline for fun event. Make sure you include a note that you want the Humboldt Exchange reminders in the additional comments field.

Click here to view Community Currency bills.

These Businesses Accept Community Currency...

  • Solutions (1063 H Street, Arcata) Accepts $10 Community Currency on all sneakers.

  • Green Life Evolution Center (410 Railroad Ave, Blue Lake) Accepts up to $5 Community Currency on purchases over $10.

  • Espresso 101 (Valley West Shopping Center, Arcata) Accepts up to $5 Community Currency.

  • Missaiya’s New World Water (770 18th Street, Arcata) Accepts up to $5 Community Currency on purchases over $20.

  • Courthouse Cafe (3rd Floor of Eureka Courthouse Bldg) Accepts up to 25% Community Currency on all purchases.

  • 100 Fires Books (Manila - Call 443-4483 for appointment) Accepts 25% Community Currency on all purchases over $20.

  • Electronics Restored (Eureka – call 441-0700 for appt) Accepts up to $50 Community Currency on Special Effects music products.

  • Bongo Boy CD/DVD (McKinleyville - Call 839-5090) Accepts up to 20% Community Currency on all purchases.

  • Grandma B’s Fudge Shop (887 H Street, Arcata) Accepts 10% Community Currency on all purchases and $5 Community Currency on purchases over $20.

  • Muddy’s Hot Cup (1603 G Street, Arcata) Accepting up to $5 Community Currency on Wednesdays.

  • Jessicurl Hair Care (Found in local salons across the county and online) Accepting up to 10% Community Currency on wholesale orders of $100 or more.

  • Ocean Air Farm CSA (Sunnybrae - Call Paul at 616-1632) Accepting up to $20 Community Currency towards a farm share.

  • Katie Petersen, Certified Clinical Hypnotherapist (1448 G Street, Arcata. Call 444-2700 for appointment). Accepting up to 25% Community Currency on all products and single sessions and up to 10% on multi-session package discounts.

  • Chapala Restaurant (Corner of 2nd and C Streets, Old Town Eureka) Accepting up to 10% Community Currency on all purchases.

  • Arcata Florist (686 F Street, Suite C, Arcata) and McKinleyville Florist (1183 Central Ave, McKinleyville) Accepting up to 10% Community Currency on all purchases.

  • Kyana Taillon Photography (Arcata - Call 822-1567) Accepting up to 10% Community Currency on purchases over $100s.

  • Crepes, Coffee & Cream (2336 3rd Street, Eureka) Accepting up to $5 Community Currency on any purchase over $10.

  • The Arcata Eye Newspaper (Jacoby Storehouse, Arcata)The Eye accepts $1 Community Currency as payment for the newspaper. Find the self-serve news stands in coffee shops all over northern Humboldt.

  • Planet Chai (Farmer’s Market booth every Saturday in Arcata) Accepting up to $5 Community Currency per gallon purchase of their locally-made chai tea.

  • Renaissance Computing (101 H Street, Arcata) Accepting up to $10CC per hour towards the hourly rate of $60.

  • Village Real Estate (Jacoby Storehouse, Arcata, call 825-0782 for appointment) Accepting up to $1,000 Community Currency towards any real estate transaction.

  • Lin Press Printing Co. (Trinidad - Call 677-9010) Accepting up to 50% Community Currency on any printing purchase.

  • Blue Bungalow Design (Ferndale – Call 786-9536) Accepting up to 10% Community Currency on graphic design services.

  • Juicy Music (Ferndale) Accepting up to 10% Community Currency on custom stereo equipment.
  • Accident Gallery (210 G Street, Eureka) Up to $5 Community Currency on purchases over $20.
  • Beachcomber Café (363 Trinity Street, Trinidad) Up to 25% on all purchases.

  • North Coast Environmental Center (1465 G Street, Arcata) Up to $5 Community Currency towards membership dues (new or renewal).
  • Green Fire Farm (Hoopa, with Eureka delivery) $15 Community Currency towards a farm share.

  • Baked In Humboldt (Fernbridge Market in Fernbridge or 725-3701) 25% Community Currency in the bakery, 10% on wholesale orders.

  • Big Pete’s Pizzeria (1504 G Street, Arcata) Up to $5 Community Currency on Wednesdays.

  • Cassie Leonhardt, Certified Massage Therapist (830 Bret Harte Alley, Arcata or 616-9640) Up to $20 Community Currency for an hour or more of service.

  • Humboldt Mystics (1642 G Street, Arcata) $5 Community Currency on purchases over $40.

  • HumGeeks (442-GEEK) Accepting Community Currency for computer and web design services.

  • Pierce Family Farm CSA (Orleans, with delivery in Arcata and McKinleyville - 530-627-3320) Up to $10 Community Currency towards a harvest share.

  • Rich Diversity Extranet Development (362-6336) Accepting 100% Community Currency on web development services.

  • Shipwreck (322 F Street, Eureka) 25% Community Currency on all purchases.

  • Tao Reiki Holistic Services (920 Samoa Blvd, Suite 224, Arcata or 825-8554) 50% Community Currency towards massage therapy or other holistic health care.

  • The Emerald City (320 Second Street, Eureka) Up to $5 Community Currency on Wednesdays.

Please Support Them!

 

Click here to submit listings for the next issue!

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