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Crane Creek Gardens
2007-11-04
Story by Barbara Ricord
Photo by Will Kincaid
As a young child, Kari Warberg’s entrepreneurial spirit helped her sell fresh squeezed lemonade. As an adult, that same spirit led her to develop Crane Creek Gardens, a thriving business that produces perfume, potpourri and air fresheners. All Kari’s products are carefully designed to reflect the regional beauty of North Dakota and all are grown and manufactured in ways kind to the earth.
Kari and her family live on a farm just outside of New Town, North Dakota. Kari, a certified Master Gardener, grows many of the flowers she uses in her products. The fields of flowers on the farm serve as an added attraction for the many tourists that visit each year.
Kari’s on-farm workshop houses her production, assembly and inventory. To assist with her growing business, she also subcontracts with individuals at developmentally disabled workshops in Minot and Bismarck.
In between tours and flowers, Kari develops new products, like Fresh Cab an environmentally-friendly product that discourages rodents from making their homes in tractor cabs, boats and RVs.
