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There is much, much more to Nimbin than just weed and organic hippies. Of course, without those two, this little town located about an hour from Byron Bay in Northern New South Wales would be completely different, but it’s also a place full of nice ordinary people, who have ordinary jobs, go to school, church, etc. I’ve had the chance to discover the area thanks to an amazing HelpX host who showed me around the Rainbow Region for about ten days, and since I’ve left I can’t help but feel it’s a pity that people only come for half a day to visit “Weed Ville”, because there’s so much more to be seen! First off, the area is full of amazing cheap organic food. Yeah, you heard me right. In Europe, organic and cheap aren’t usually part of the same sentence, but in the Rainbow Region, most people grow their own fruits and veggies, as the climate allows for a wide variety of plants to be grown. My host could basically grow Rosemary as well as Mangoes, Bananas, Lettuces, Bok Choy, and even Pitangas. Although it first appears to be a very green area, water is, as many parts in Australia a constant worry. Many people own water tanks and must rely on rain water only, so some years are harder than others. When I arrived at my hosts’s place at the beginning of October, it hadn’t rained for months and his tank was more than half empty. He is still waiting for rain as I’m typing this. Every village in the area has a farmer’s market (find the calendar here). The Channon Art &Craft Market, held on the second Sunday of every month, is easily the best in the area. It’s like a small festival in itself and I found people there to be really laid-back and friendly. Have a look around the stalls, eat some amazing vegetarian Tempura – I’d never seen this many Japanese hippies in my life – and go have a cup of tea under the Chai tent. Around 3 PM, people usually start bringing their drums to do a drum circle, and the regulars start dancing. Another thing you will notice when traveling around the area, are all the “Lock the Gate” signs at the entrance of most properties. The community is very serious in protesting against the environmental impacts of fracking to find Coal Seam Gas as you will see if you read any local newspaper or if you visit The Nimbin Environment Centre. More info here. Another thing you might notice if you drive around the Rainbow Region is that the roads are bad. Really bad. There are potholes everywhere so one artist of the area thought it would be interesting to highlight them in his own way… which obviously greatly pisses off the authorities. Of course, everybody in Nimbin knows him but no one will tell, there’s even a small fundraising box on Cullen Street to help him buy his paint. Let me end this article by stating how gorgeous the landscape is. If you’re a nature lover as I am,this is the place for you. Byron Bay is overrated as hell. Sure, the beach is cool, and Cape Byron is amazing, but the town itself could pretty much be summed up as: Look-at-how-cool-I-am-I’ve-got-the-latest-Quicksilver-thongs-and-my-tan-is-really-making-my-muscles-shine. Do yourself a favor, wander off for a bit, and come have a look at the Northern River for a few days. You won’t regret it.
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Tá i bhfad, i bhfad níos mó ná chuig áit hippies ach fiailí agus orgánacha. Ba mhaith Ar ndóigh, gan na dhá, an baile beag suite timpeall uair an chloig ó Byron Bay i dTuaisceart New South Wales a bheith go hiomlán difriúil, ach tá sé freisin áit lán de dhaoine gnáth deas, a bhfuil post gnáth, dul ar scoil, séipéal, srl . Tá mé go raibh an deis chun an bhuíochas limistéar amach go dtí iontach HelpX óstach a léirigh mé ar fud Réigiún na Rainbow ar feadh thart ar deich lá, agus ó tá mé fágtha Ní féidir liom cabhrú ach is dóigh go bhfuil sé an trua go bhfuil daoine a thagann ach amháin le haghaidh leath in aghaidh an lae chun cuairt a thabhairt "Ville Weed", mar níl i bhfad níos mó a fheiceáil! Ar dtús, is é an limistéar iomlán de bia iontach orgánach saor. Yeah, chuala tú dom ceart. San Eoraip, nach bhfuil orgánach agus saor de ghnáth mar chuid den abairt chéanna, ach i Réigiún an Rainbow, ag fás is mó daoine a gcuid torthaí féin agus veggies, mar a cheadaíonn an aeráid do réimse leathan de phlandaí a fhás. D'fhéadfadh Mo óstach ag fás go bunúsach Rosemary, chomh maith le Mangoes, bananaí, leitís, Bok Choy, agus fiú Pitangas. Cé go ndealraíonn sé ar dtús le bheith ina réimse an-glas, tá uisce, mar áiteanna go leor san Astráil ar imní leanúnach. A lán daoine umar uisce féin agus ní mór ag brath ar uisce báistí amháin, ionas go bhfuil roinnt blianta deacra ná daoine eile. Nuair a tháinig mé ar mo hóstach ar siúl ag tús Dheireadh Fómhair, ní raibh cur fearthainne i rith sé mhí agus a umar a bhí níos mó ná leath folamh. Tá sé fós ag fanacht bháisteach mar tá mé ag clóscríobh seo. Tá ag gach sráidbhaile sa cheantar le feirmeoir ar an margadh (teacht ar an féilire anseo ). Is é an Ealaín Channon & Mhargadh Ceardaíocht, ar siúl ar an dara Domhnach de gach mí, go héasca is fearr sa réimse seo. Tá sé cosúil le féile bheag ann féin agus mé daoine a gheofar ann a bheith i ndáiríre atá leagtha-ais agus cairdiúil. Bíodh Féach ar fud an stallaí, roinnt tempura iontach vegetarian ithe - deo ní fhaca mé é seo hippies go leor Seapáine i mo shaol - agus dul go bhfuil cupán tae faoi na tent Chai. Timpeall 15:00, daoine tús a chur de ghnáth ag tabhairt a gcuid drumaí a dhéanamh ciorcal druma, agus na rialta tús a damhsa. Rud eile beidh tú faoi deara agus iad ag taisteal ar fud an cheantair iad, fad an "Lock an Gheata" comharthaí ag an mbealach isteach na maoine is mó. Tá an pobal an-tromchúiseach i agóidíocht in aghaidh na tionchair chomhshaoil fracking a fháil Gás guail Seam mar a fheicfidh tú má léigh tú aon nuachtán áitiúil nó má tá tú cuairt a thabhairt ar an Ionad Comhshaoil chuig áit . Tuilleadh eolais anseo . Tá rud eile a d'fhéadfadh tú faoi deara má tá tú ag tiomáint ar fud Réigiún na Rainbow go bhfuil na bóithre dona. Sé an-dona. Tá potholes i ngach áit sin cheap ealaíontóir amháin an cheantair go mbeadh sé suimiúil chun aird a tharraingt orthu ina bhealach féin ... a pisses ndóigh go mór as na húdaráis. Ar ndóigh, a fhios, gach duine i chuig áit dó ach beidh aon duine a insint, níl fiú bosca bailithe airgid beag ar Shráid Cullen chun cabhrú leis a cheannach a phéinteáil. Lig dom deireadh an Airteagal seo trí insint daoibh conas taibhseach bhfuil an tírdhreach. Má tá tú ag a leannán nádúr mar tá mé, is é seo an áit do tú. Byron Bay Tá overrated mar ifreann. Cinnte, tá an trá fionnuar, agus Cape Byron is iontach, ach d'fhéadfadh an baile féin go leor i bhfad a achoimriú mar a leanas: An bhfuil tú féin i dtús báire, wander uaire le haghaidh beagán, agus teacht ag féachaint ar an Abhainn an Tuaiscirt ar feadh cúpla lá. Ní bheidh tú aiféala é.