About Us

 

Growing up on a farm in Michigan where her own mother, Kathleen, made goat milk soap for family and friends, Alana knew that she wanted to raise her boys on a little farm and provide them with the same superb skincare! In the spring of 2020, dreams were realized as Alana and her husband purchased a small farm in Wayne and accrued 14 animals in about a month (her city boy husband was definitely in shock). The Mother/Daughter duo soon dreamed up a plan to revive the old soap recipes and go into business together. Hickory Grove specializes in making luxurious, small batch goat's milk soap with organic, cold-pressed oils, nutrients, and essential oils. We won't ever use fragrances or anything that hasn't been responsibly sourced!

 

Alana, Kathleen, and the “working girls”: Sammi, Penny, and Sunflower

2026 Market Dates 

More coming!

April 10-11     Made Quad Cities               The Bend Xpo, East Moline

April 12          Belmont Spring Shop          Lytle Auditorium, Downers Grove

April 18-19    Chicago Artisan Market       Artifact Events, Ravenswood

May 2-3         Markets for Makers             Artifact Events, Ravenswood

May 9            Firefly Market                       DuPage County Fairgrounds, Wheaton

May 16          Urban Farmgirl                     Boone County Fairgrounds, Belvidere

May 30          Made Market                       Goie Center, Grand Rapids, MI

May 30          Wheaton French Market      Liberty Street, Wheaton

June 6           Wheaton French Market       Liberty Street, Wheaton

June 27-28    Markets for Makers              DuPage County Fairgrounds, Wheaton

August 1       Made Market                         Mellwood, Louisville, KY

August 8       Wheaton French Market       Liberty Street, Wheaton

August 15     Wheaton French Market       Liberty Street, Wheaton

August 22     Wheaton French Market       Liberty Street, Wheaton

August 29     Wheaton French Market       Liberty Street, Wheaton

Sept. 5          Wheaton French Market       Liberty Street, Wheaton

Sept. 12        Urban Farmgirl                      Boone County Fairgrounds, Belvidere

Sept. 19        Wheaton French Market       Liberty Street, Wheaton

Sept. 26        Wheaton French Market       Liberty Street, Wheaton

Oct. 3-4        Oakbrook Artisan Market     Oakbrook Mall

Oct. 10         Wheaton French Market       Liberty Street, Wheaton

Oct. 17         Wheaton French Market       Liberty Street, Wheaton