Why Gateway?

Gateway Pine Shavings offers an eco-friendly livestock bedding product produced from
100% pine wood materials from New Jersey forests, primarily harvested during forest management activities.

Gateway’s customized manufacturing approach creates a softer and more comfortable bedding option, which is naturally low in dust and offers a natural fresh pine scent. The result is a healthier and more content animal. The shavings are also more absorbent, making the cleaning of livestock pens and stalls easier and more economical since the shavings can be easily sifted through with a manure fork. The shavings last longer, thereby reducing waste and minimizing operating costs.

The fresh shavings are made to order and can be used in a variety of venues — from private horse and livestock farms to carnivals and festivals. Gateway’s bedding is not a sawmill by-product, therefore quantities are not limited to the amount of waste created by a lumber mill.

By purchasing Gateway bedding, you can feel satisfied knowing that you are not buying a waste material that could contain a number of harmful woods, but rather a quality product made specifically for your animal.

Additionally, because Gateway's pine shavings are milled from only Jersey-grown pines, you’re supporting the local economy, your dollars are being used to preserve and improve the state’s pinelands, and together we are reducing our carbon footprint.

Audubon Collaboration

In 2010 Gateway owners Jim and Sue Thomson announced collaboration with the New Jersey Audubon Society to promote their animal bedding. The initiative with the New Jersey Audubon Society aims to empower consumers to utilize their purchasing power to become more environmentally responsible by choosing to purchase local products derived from sustainably managed forests and encourage them to lead an eco-friendly lifestyle.

With shavings that are primarily derived from timber that has been responsibly harvested from forest stewardship forests, Gateway’s goal is to provide a top-quality product that is locally produced, affordable and reliable — all while maintaining our area’s natural resources.