Lifelong gardener Jane Shellenberger brings us this comprehensive, hands-on guide to growing organic produce in the Rocky Mountain and western region, including Colorado, parts of New Mexico, Arizona, Utah, Wyoming, Montana, Idaho, and eastern Oregon. The text covers soil cultivation, plant selection, water, microclimates, and other concerns specific to semiarid and high-altitude climates. Color photographs enhance this easy-to-use and accessible gardening guide. Jane Shellenberger is an eclectic gardener and environmental activist. She is publisher and editor of the regional gardening magazine Colorado Gardener, a thinking gardener"s companion, which she founded in 1997. She is also a member of the Garden Writers Association. Shellenberger lives on a five-acre farmette on the plains between Boulder and Longmont, Colorado.