Throughout her childhood, Rachael Jean saw her French Canadian mother use effective folk cures from the old country. This early introduction developed in her a deep love for the Earth-Mother and a reverence for the healing potential of herbs.

She is a Sage Mountain Herbal Center graduate of the Science and Art of Herbalisrn, a course written and taught by renowned herbalist, Rosemary Gladstar. Rachael Jean traveled with Rosemary to the rainforest of Equador and learned from village healers and shamans about indigenous plants and their medicinal uses.

She has successfully completed her apprenticeship, advanced apprenticeship, teacher training and internship at the Center and went on to study with other highly respected teachers in the field today. She continues to be a lifetime student of herbalism.

As a practicing herbalist and teacher, Rachael Jean empowers others with her knowledge of ancient herbalism. She teaches and mentors an apprentice program designed to "grow" good community herbalists. She lives with her husband Ken, her retired greyhound, Jazzy Jet, and her cat, Marcella, in the old Victorian seaport town of Port Townsend, WA