JJ Murphy is a wild edibles forager on a mission to change the understanding

of healthy eating. Her goal is to raise awareness of the delicious foods that are 

quite literally all around us and available for free. 

JJ’s foraging philosophy is simple: savor the abundance of edibles nature 

provides us each season of the year. Take only what you need, as gently as 

possible, doing no harm to the environment.

After earning a Masters degree in Broadcast Journalism from the University of 

Kansas, she moved to New York City and began writing about food and the 

environment. Her articles have appeared in the publications Wildness 

! ! ! ! ! ! Magazine, Outdoors Unlimited, and Spores Illustrated. 

JJ now writes The Joyful Forager column for the Shawangunk Journal in New York’s Hudson Valley and is 

working on her first cookbook. Her ebook, Joyful Foraging: Learn How To Feast On The Food Growing All Around 

You, is available for purchase on her website, TheJoyfulForager.com.

Ms. Murphy regularly forages in urban and rural settings with her peers, including television host, Wildman 

Steve Brill, Gary Lincoff and Leda Meredith. She lives in Highland Mills, NY at the foot of Schunemunk Mountain.