Kid stands
Lemonade, cookies, the works.
A neighborhood directory · Local. Handmade. Down the block.
What's
on your block?
A map of the homemade things sold from porches near you — sourdough, lemonade, candles, fresh eggs, kid stands. Pick it up at the porch. Pay at the door. No app, no checkout, no middleman.
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Free to list
No fees. No platform cut. No upsells.
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Reviewed before live
Every porch shop is checked before it goes on the map.
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Buyers pay you direct
Venmo or cash, neighbor to neighbor. We never touch it.
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Free to list
No fees, no platform cut, no upsells. Listing on the map is free.
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Reviewed before live
Every porch shop is checked before it lands on the map.
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Buyers pay you direct
Venmo or cash, neighbor to neighbor. The Front Porch never touches the money.
Five kinds of porch shop · all welcome
Kid standsCottage bakeryMakersGardenOther
Five kinds of porch shop · all welcome
From kid stands to cottage bakeries — the whole block.
Each category gets its own pin color on the map. Pick what fits — and if it doesn't, tell us in Other.
Cottage bakery
Sourdough, sweets, pies.
Makers
Candles, prints, ceramics.
Garden
Eggs, flowers, produce.
Other
A barber. A teacher. A tinkerer.
The map fills in as porches register
Be the first on your block.
Pin legend:Kid standsCottage bakeryMakersGardenOther
How it works
Two minutes to list. A short walk to pick up.
For buyers
- one
Open the map
Filter to today, this weekend, or open right now. Pins are colored by what they sell.
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Walk on over
Pickup happens at the seller's porch. The exact pin sharpens close to opening time.
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Pay at the door
Cash or Venmo, whichever the seller takes. The Front Porch is never in the middle.
For sellers
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Tell us about your shop
Pick a category, drop a pin, list what you sell. Two minutes — no app required.
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We review it
Every listing is reviewed before it goes on the map. Usually live within a day.
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Neighbors find you
You're on the map for free. We don't take a cut or hold your money.
free to list
Bake, make, grow, sell?
Keep every dollar
you earn.
Cottage bakers. Kid stands. Candle makers. Backyard gardens. List your porch for free. We never take a cut, charge for placement, or get in the middle of a sale — your buyers pay you directly.
Built for the way you sell
Porch pickup, Venmo, cash, a chalkboard sign. No checkout flow to learn.
Reviewed before it goes live
Every listing gets eyes on it before it lands on the map. Usually within a day.
You set the rules
Your hours. Your prices. Your privacy. Kid stands ship with stronger defaults.
List your porch →Takes about two minutes.
A new shape for an old idea
Not a marketplace. Not a delivery app. Just the block.
What it is
- ✓A neighborhood map of homemade things, sold from porches.
- ✓A discovery layer for shops that already exist in DMs and FB groups.
- ✓Free to list, free to browse, hand-curated before going live.
- ✓Kid stands stay private — first names, jittered pin, address hidden by default.
What it isn't
- –Not Etsy. We don't host storefronts or process checkout.
- –Not Facebook Marketplace. No DMs, no lowball haggling, no junk.
- –Not DoorDash. Pickup happens in person, neighbor to neighbor.
- –Not Nextdoor. We're here for the porch, not the drama.
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“best sourdough
I've had outside Paris.”
— Mara's neighbor, after Saturday pickup
The honest answers
Questions people actually ask.
How does this work?+
It's a directory — a map of homemade things sold from porches. Find what's open, walk over, pay direct. We're never in the middle.
Does it cost anything?+
Listing on the map is free. We don't take a cut, charge a fee, or take a percentage of what you sell. Paid seller tools may come later, but being on the map will always be free.
Do I need a permit to list food?+
Most states have a cottage food law that lets you sell low-volume homemade food without a commercial kitchen. We don't verify licenses — you're responsible for following your state's rules. Utah's Homemade Food Act is a good place to start if you're here.
Is it safe for my kid's stand?+
Kid stands ship with stronger defaults. First names only — never last names. No photos of kids' faces; the cover photo is the stand itself. Address is hidden, and the exact pin only sharpens within an hour of opening.
How is this different from Facebook Marketplace?+
Marketplace is chaotic, anonymous, and runs on DMs. The Front Porch is a curated map of one thing: homemade goods sold from porches near you. Every shop is reviewed before it lands on the map.