Lindsay Whiteaker and Pete Halupka, founders and owners of Harvest Roots, are hands-on local food producers, and their prime line is kombucha made from locally grown fruits and herbs. They recently moved the business from Mentone to Birmingham, which accounts for 85 percent of sales. Photos by Cary Norton Lindsay Whiteaker…
Harvest Roots Moves Down from the Mountains
Locally sourced food startup Harvest Roots began like a moonshiner, fermenting in the mountains. Down from Mentone to Birmingham, it brings a growing line of products, led by its home brewed kombucha.