Published April 19, 2021 at 7:01 AM MDT
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Casey Anderson, owner of the Produce Depot stands in his small retail space where before the COVID Pandemic customers came in to buy fruits, vegetables and herbs by the bag initially and then later by the bag. Currently customers pick up CSA bags filled with 50% fruit and 50% vegetables.
Casey Anderson of the Produce Depot is bringing a fresh new take on local. In the old downtown Billings Alliance space across the street from the Babcock Theater, Anderson set up a small retail outlet in November of 2019. This expanded his solely wholesale business to restaurants. Here in this space, customers came in and bought fresh fruits, vegetables and herbs on Wednesdays and Saturdays beginning at noon. At first, Anderson charged fixed prices for different sized bags, later charging customers by the pound. Eager clients lined up outside before he opened, swarming in and quickly buying up his products.