Friday 21 September - Monday 24 September 2018
Join us and have fun, plant trees, learn lots, boogy the nights away with local musos and DJ’s, eat well, attend environmental workshops and experience the beauty of Hogsback and Terra-Khaya. We will plant thousands of trees and grow more enchanted forests in the Amathole Mountains. Hogsback’s incredible Yellow-wood forests are home to the endangered Cape Parrot, Samango Monkey and other endangered species. By rehabilitating the wattle invaded land and planting indigenous trees in this unique cloud sanctuary, we will be growing diversity and enhancing the abundance of life in our threatened forests and adjacent grasslands.
The festival is hosted by Terra-Khaya “Earth Home Project” with Greenpop partnering with us to host the tree planting day. All who attend can expect to enjoy hikes in Hogsback’s incredible forests, attend and participate in workshops, do yoga, plant trees, enjoy delicious meals, live local music and visit the oldest Yellowwood in the Eastern Cape!
The Amathole Mountain Range has one of the richest forest communities in Southern Africa and the central region around Hogsback is considered to host the greatest diversity of Afromontain Species within the range. 1215 species of plants, many of which are endemic, have been identified in the area. The Amathole region is also home to a number of endangered and at risk species including the Cape Parrot, the Amathole toad, and Samango monkeys.
This biodiversity hotspot has suffered a history of exploitation at the hands of man and large areas of the forested region have been actively deforested and degraded since the 1820s. Many key forest species, including Yellowwood and Sneezewood have been removed for building purposes and the indigenous forests of the area have been seriously impacted. Another chief challenge in the area is the predominance of invasive plant species, including Black Wattle, Pine, Blackwood, American Brable and Eucalyptus which have resulted in a series of impacts on local indigenous vegetation and wildlife including a reduction in habitat, reduced runoff, accelerated erosion of soils and more.
Camping for the festival, at Terra-Khaya is included in your ticket price. If you prefer to stay in alternative accommodation, please book this in advance, with Terra Khaya or another Hogsback establishment. This accommodation is not included in your ticket price.
Other Accommodation in Hogsback:This place is so cool. Mystical and rustic yet very neatly built with the use of waste materials. The entire place is an artwork masterpiece with a great atmosphere! They have an indoor fire pit area surrounded with a building and rooms that are very creatively and neatly built. This place is very eco- friendly without being over the top. You'd think the owner is a hippy or something of this sort, but he's actually sophisticated. The whole place and private little rooms/ houses is really cool to look at.
A near divine location with accommodation dotted along the east side of the hill offering amazing views of the mountains and any passing rainbows. And possibly the best off the grid backpackers i have been at ! See you guys again.
There is a simpler, more connected way to live and if you've forgotten that, Terra Khaya is the place to go to remind yourself. You'll definitely want to stay longer than you've planned to because you'll be so taken with the Terra Khaya that you'll forget to see the rest of Hogsback.