From Film to Foraging: How Briana Man Created Moon Rūt for a More Natural Life

Growing up in Connecticut, Briana Man has always been inspired by nature, spending her free time wild foraging, gardening, and hiking.

She works as a cinematographer and photographer in NYC, but after living in the city for four years she was ready for a change. Experiencing the often unhealthy habits of the entertainment industry, Briana wished to return to a more natural, earth-based lifestyle to not only balance out the time she spends working in film but to also encourage and provide for others who wish to find products that are not harming our natural bodies. To that end, Brianna started Moon Rut. 

Moon Rūt makes clean products using organic, unrefined ingredients to preserve all the benefits each raw material has to offer. Each ingredient is carefully sourced only from the least polluted places on Earth. Moon Rūt is a one-woman team.  Briana makes small-batch products in order to eliminate the use of harmful preservatives and ingredients that are difficult to pronounce! This is very cool, each jar comes hand-marked with the phase and zodiac the moon was in when she hand-crafted your product.

The goal of Moon Rūt is to offer products that are often difficult to find but are healthier for our bodies. “Too often are we sold products that we have no idea, myself included, are harmful.  My goal with Moon Rūt is to provide high quality, minimal ingredient products for myself and my family to keep them healthy, as well as provide a place for others to purchase products that work just as well, even better, than what we would first reach for off the shelf.” 

Additionally, Briana is a student of clinical herbalism foraging, growing, and making herbal preparations to support the body from a holistic approach. She also offers free herbal consultations and sells her tinctures and teas. 

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