Mary Ann Newcomer, a native daughter of Idaho, is deeply rooted in the soil of the American West. As a scribe-scout-and-speaker she blogs at www.gardensofthewildwildwest.com, appears regularly as the Dirt Diva on the River Radio, 94.9 in Boise, ID and her articles on gardening have been published in MaryJane's Farm, Fine Gardening, and the online garden magazine, Leaf. The American Horticulture Society profiled her as "A member making a difference" in American Gardener magazine.