OUR COMPANY VALUES

ORGANIC/FAIRTRADE

The more we demand organically grown produce, the more common it will become. A groundswell of support for organic food has already had a huge impact on the costs involved in production, and the chemical impact on the environment. The less toxic chemicals that find their way into our animals, the happier and healthier they will be.

We vigorously pursue fair trade. When products are grown exclusively in the tropics, like organic sugar cane, we find we are often able to deal directly with the campesinos or small farmer/producers. The more we can minimize trading profits prior to final sale, the better it is for those tending the cane. Also, where possible, we have been able to forge alliances with local and regional flax and herb growers.

Throughout this process our lives have been enormously enriched by working with, and getting to know, our suppliers.

GIVING BACK

We are proud to support the following charitable organizations:

THE BEAR SPOT FOUNDATION to benefit Equine Assisted Psychotherapy for children and their families. www.bearspotfoundation.org

We have established the Withers & Withers Scholarship for THE CHILDREN OF THE AMERICAS DRESSAGE INVITATIONAL (CADI). This is a cultural exchange program among children and families from Latin America, the U.S. and Canada, whose love of horses and horsemanship is their common bond.

CITY TO SADDLE a non-profit organization committed to providing a diverse population of under served children access to the therapeutic benefits of horsemanship programs. www.citytosaddle.org

THE NEW ENGLAND DRESSAGE ASSOCIATION (NEDA) Fall Festival of Dressage for the benefit of the JOSLIN DIABETES CENTER.

DRESSAGE AT DEVON benefiting THORNCROFT THERAPEUTIC RIDING INC.

WITHERS & WITHERS NUTRA-TREATS have been selected as both the 2008 and 2009 Official Horse Treat of the FIDELITY JUMPER CLASSIC, supporting several therapeutic riding programs and horse related charities.