Meet the Maker
Rachel Jean Harper is a Functional Nutritional Therapy Practitioner, Herbalist, and master Formulator with over 30 years of hands”‘on experience in botanical wellness. Raised in a French Canadian home, she grew up watching her mother prepare traditional herbal remedies in the kitchen, sparking a lifelong reverence for plants and whole foods as they exist in nature. That early apprenticeship at her mother’s side became the foundation for Rachel’s life work: creating truly therapeutic herbal nutrition that honors both tradition and modern functional nutrition.
Endorsed by Rosemary Gladstar
“I have been a longtime fan of spirulina green drinks and have tried most of those on the market. Without a doubt, Rachel Jean’s Ultimate Green Drink is the best. She has blended all the right ingredients to make it not only one of the most nutrient”‘rich green drinks available, but also one of the most pleasant tasting. I’ve been drinking it almost daily for decades and credit these morning green drinks with helping me keep up with my super”‘active lifestyle.”
– Rosemary Gladstar, “Godmother of American Herbalism”
Sage Mountain Lineage
Every master has a mentor. Rachel’s path led her to Sage
Mountain, where she trained under Rosemary Gladstar
the creator of Traditional Medicinals Teas – completing
rigorous apprenticeships, teacher training, and internship.
This lineage is woven into every formulation she creates.
Founding a Legacy of Care
Some people study herbalism. Rachel lived it – in the heart of a community clinic built on compassion, integrity, and plant”‘based wisdom.
While interning at Sage Mountain, Rachel Jean played a pivotal role in a project that continues to serve the community decades later. Under the direct guidance of Rosemary Gladstar, Rachel helped establish the Free People’s Clinic–a sanctuary designed to provide the community with direct access to herbal wisdom and personalized wellness intakes.
In this collaborative clinical environment, a dedicated group of herbal practitioners worked to redefine community health. Built on a foundation of deep intakes, peer-reviewed wellness strategies, and a passion for plant-based vitality, the clinic became a cornerstone of botanical education.
This vision for accessible, high-integrity care eventually grew into the Vermont Center for Integrative Herbalism (VCIH). Today, the Free People’s Clinic remains a vital part of VCIH, continuing to operate as a testament to the time-tested integrity and clinical rigor that Rachel eventually poured into every bottle of Ultimate Green Drink.
This is the heart behind her brand – wellness that is accessible, ethical, and rooted in service
Tribal Honor & Cultural Stewardship
Rachel’s work extends far beyond classrooms and clinics – into tribal communities, ancestral teachings, and cultural preservation.
Rachel went on to teach Rosemary Gladston’s the Science of Art and Herbalism to Tribal Communities, and groups seeking certification through Rosemary Gladstar Course. She also earned certification from Dr. Tieraona Low Dog, M.D., expanding her expertise in herbalism.
Rachel was appointed (blanketed) Chief of the Cedar Clan by Chief Roy Wilson of the Cowlitz and Medicine Wheel Tribe for her contributions to herbal education and wellness.
This honor reflects the depth of trust placed in her by elders, teachers, and indigenous leaders.
Functional Nutritional Therapy & Innovation
From her Functional Nutritional Therapy practice Washington, Rachel worked one”‘on”‘one with clients using a specialized assessment method known as Neuro-lingual testing (NLT). By observing the body’s subtle biofeedback through the tongue–brain connection, she was able to identify specific nutrient and botanical needs with remarkable precision. Rachel combined this insight with targeted botanical and nutritional formulations to help clients move from depletion and imbalance to vibrant, sustainable health. She is also the author of “Introduction to Traditional Botanical Medicines” for the Nutritional Therapy Association, bridging herbal wisdom with functional nutrition education.
From the Amazon to the Andes
Learning from the Chachi Tribe
Indigenous Wisdom & Ecological Stewardship
Rachel’s work is rooted in a profound commitment to indigenous wisdom and ecological preservation. Alongside mentors Rosemary Gladstar and ethnopharmacologist Dr. Rocio Alarcon, Rachel traveled the San Miguel River by dug out canoe into the heart of the Amazonian Rainforest.
As part of the first group of outsiders to reach the Chachi people, Rachel and Rosemary pioneered sustainable tourism to protect Chachi culture and the rainforest from logging. While working with the tribe, Rachel studied the art of “forest gardening,” learning to cultivate ancient botanical plants native to that region within their precise natural micro-environments.
Bridging the Americas
Her journey continued high into the Andes Mountains of
Quito, Ecuador, where she studied the “Culture of Earth
Elements” under indigenous tribes and Shamans. In a
symbolic fulfillment of the “Eagle and Condor” legend,
Rachel helped bring Shaman Don Alberto Taxo to the United
States, advocating for the protection of tribal lands against
clear-cutting and mono-cropping.
This global lineage infuses her practice with a rare and
profound botanical intelligence.
Washington Mountain Food Forest
Rachel’s journey eventually led her and her husband, Ken, to Washington State, where they built an off-grid homestead in the Olympic Mountains, backed by 240 acres of old-growth forest. Using timber milled from their own land, and with their own hands, they built a cedar cabin and a traditional cedar sweat lodge. With mountains at their back and one of Washington’s most pristine bays at their feet, they lived immersed in forest and sea.
Living directly from the land, Rachel harvested wild mushrooms and medicinal herbs while cultivating herbal medicines and nourishing foods within the forest itself. Together, she and Ken planted and cultivated hundreds of herbs, fruit trees, vegetables, and medicinal plants of all kinds. The land was abundant–orchards of peaches, pears, apples, cherries, plums, kiwis, and grapes grew alongside medicinal and aromatic plants such as vitex, popcorn berry, uva ursi, comfrey, rosemary, southernwood, mugwort, motherwort, fennel, lemon balm, mints, violets, roses, elecampane, eucalyptus, and more.
The land was a medicinal sanctuary, from herbs grown and gathered in her own gardens, Rachel formulated traditional remedies–tinctures, teas, salves, poultices, fomentations, and pastes–practicing the full art of the herbal apothecary.
Organic Wheatgrass
Wheatgrass is the young green shoot of the wheat plant, harvested before it forms grain. At this stage it is naturally gluten”‘free and provides chlorophyll, vitamins, minerals, and phytonutrients that support overall wellness.
Key Benefits:
- Provides chlorophyll and plant antioxidants that help protect against everyday oxidative stress
- Supplies naturally occurring vitamins, minerals, and phytonutrients
- Offers fiber and chlorophyll that support the body’s natural elimination processes
Why It Matters:
Wheatgrass is a concentrated source of green nutrients that helps support daily nutritional needs and complements a balanced diet.
Teacher of Teachers
Rachel is not only a practitioner – she is a teacher of teachers.
Widely regarded as a pillar in the herbal and nutritional therapy communities, Rachel has dedicated much of her career to teaching and curriculum development.
Her academic and professional contributions include:
Rachel’s expertise was forged at Sage Mountain Herbal Sanctuary, where she graduated from Rosemary Gladstar’s The Science and Art of Herbalism. Her path of study–comprising multiple foundational and advanced apprenticeships plus a resident internship–cemented a lifelong foundation in applied botanical medicine.
Expert Instructor: Taught Rosemary’s Gladstars Course the Art of Herbalism Training the next generation of herbalists. Lectured at the Women’s Herbal Conference, where she taught the specialized art of Lingual-Neuro Testing (LNT).
Earned certification in Foundations in Herbal Medicine following extensive training under world-renowned integrative physician Dr. Tieraona Low Dog, bridging the gap between traditional wisdom and modern botanical science.
Facilitated a comprehensive, 18-month immersive program in herbal pharmacology and botanical formulation, providing students with intensive, hands-on mastery of complex remedy preparation and the science of plant-based therapeutics.
As a Nutritional Therapy Practitioner She counseled and educated countless clients helping them achieve Optimal health.
Curriculum Architect: Wrote the groundbreaking curriculum for the Nutritional Therapy Association (NTA) course taught at Olympia College, where she donated two years of her time to educate the next generation of herbalists.
Published Author: Penned the Introduction to Traditional Botanical Medicines for the NTA.
Nutritional Legacy: Her work is rooted in the foundational principles of Dr. Weston A. Price (Nutrition and Physical Degeneration), blending ancestral nutrition with modern functional Nutritional therapy.
The Nutritional Gold Standard
For more than three decades, Rachel has crafted custom tinctures, salves, poultices, syrups, and nutrient”‘dense food”‘based formulas. Rachel Jean’s Ultimate Green Drink is the culmination of this lifetime of formulation–a deeply considered blend of whole”‘food botanicals designed to support what she calls the “Spark of Life.” The formula has been trusted by thousands since 1994 and was honored at the International Herbal Symposium Product Contest by a community of hundreds of international herbal experts. While many brands chase trends, Rachel’s green drink continues to stand apart: a time”‘tested, award”‘winning formula born from lineage, clinical practice, and a genuine devotion to human and planetary wellbeing.
You Deserve the Best
Important Notice: This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.