Thank you to author Simon Pitman at CosmeticsDesign.com for this great article about Lily’s drive to become a U.S.D.A. certified processor and handler.

“Not content with becoming the first company to be a USDA certified ingredient producer and finished goods maker, Lily Organics is now working on being certified as a processor and handler.

Although it is a small company, operating entirely from a 15 acre site just North of Denver, Colorado, Lily Organics has been leading the way in North America over the past 15 years, working to a model that many natural and organic companies are increasingly aspiring to.

However, as company founder Lily Morgan points out, the route to producing your own ingredients as well as cosmetics products, and getting USDA certified is by no means an easy one…” read more.