Our story
The Centreville Front Porch Market is a small, family-run seasonal market located at 1983 Highway 359 in Centreville, just north of Kentville in Nova Scotia’s Annapolis Valley.
Established in 2025 and owned and operated by Cee Machry, the market offers a changing selection of homemade goodies, handcrafted gifts, plants, and seasonal produce. With a love of baking, gardening, and crafting, Cee makes and grows much of what you'll find at the market right here on the property, alongside a selection of locally sourced products.
What we offer changes throughout the year. In spring and summer, you'll find a selection of plants, fresh produce, and garden-related items. As fall and winter approach, the focus shifts to baked goods, handmade gifts, seasonal treats, and holiday favourites.
Our produce is grown in small batches, planted, tended, and harvested by hand without the use of chemical herbicides or pesticides.
The front porch market is open seasonally from spring through early winter, with select goodies and gifts available to order online year-round.
Community Commitment
Community support is an important part of how we operate. A portion of proceeds from Centreville Front Porch Market sales helps support the Centreville Free Community Pantry & Little Free Library, located on the front of our property. These resources are available year-round to members of the community.
The pantry and library were established by Cee in 2025 as a way to provide additional support to the local community, particularly those experiencing food insecurity. With the nearest food banks located in Canning and Kentville, the pantry helps provide a more accessible option for people in the Centreville area, including those with limited access to transportation.
The pantry and library are primarily self-funded, with additional support from members of the local community. In 2026, the Centreville Free Community Pantry was included under a grant through the Annapolis Valley Food Council, providing fresh food credits for the pantry to use throughout the year.
The market also contributes excess produce directly to the pantry and works with other local independent growers to supplement the fresh food available alongside shelf-stable items. Excess plants and seedlings are donated to the Frugal Mom Food Garden to support its community growing efforts.
Donating to the Community Pantry
The pantry accepts donations of non-perishable, shelf-stable food and other appropriate items. All donated food must be unopened, in undamaged packaging, and within its expiry or best-before date.
We are unable to accept items that require refrigeration or freezing, food in glass containers, or homemade food. These restrictions are in place for food safety and storage reasons.
The Centreville Free Community Pantry is not a registered charity and cannot issue charitable tax receipts.
If you would like to donate items or otherwise help support the pantry and library, we would be happy to hear from you.