Stand Scout 🌿

Discover roadside gems near you.

Stand Scout is a free, community-powered discovery platform that maps every roadside stand, farm stand, and home-based seller in rural areas. It turns a boring commute or road trip into a treasure hunt.

Features

• Interactive Map — Full-screen map powered by Leaflet + OpenStreetMap with colored availability markers
• Browse & Search — Filter by category, search products, sort by rating/newest/name
• Stand Profiles — Detailed pages with availability status, products, reviews, QR codes, and directions
• Add a Stand — Free, 2-minute onboarding form with auto-generated QR code flyer
• Availability System — Three-layer model: SMS toggle, QR community reporting, and scheduled defaults
• Favorites — Save stands locally (persisted to localStorage)
• Mobile-First — Responsive design optimized for phones and rural internet

Tech Stack

• React 19 + TypeScript
• Vite
• Tailwind CSS v4
• React Router v7
• Leaflet + react-leaflet (OpenStreetMap)
• Lucide React icons
• qrcode.react for QR generation

Getting Started

npm install
npm run dev

Open http://localhost:5173.

Project Structure

src/
├── components/       # Shared UI components
├── context/          # React context providers
├── data/             # TypeScript types + mock data
└── pages/            # Route pages

Mock Data

The app ships with 18 realistic mock stands set in the Shenandoah Valley region of Virginia, plus 20 reviews. These demonstrate the full range of stand types: honey, produce, eggs, baked goods, flowers, crafts, dairy, meat, preserves, firewood, and more.

Core Principle

Always free for stand owners. No tiers, no paywalls, no premium features that gate basic functionality.