Cow Parsley Foraging: The Best Part to Harvest! In this video, we dive into the world of Cow Parsley (Anthriscus sylvestris)— showing you the best part to harvest (the tender stems!) and how to harvest it. Obviously this should not be attempted unless 100% sure of your identification, even more so given this plant does have a deadly toxic relative that can, to a beginner forager, look quite similar - I’m talking about Hemlock (Conium maculatum). I have done videos before on telling the differenc

I love these Cow Parsley leaves, I’ve been printing with the flowers as well but more of those later… Cow parsley is important for a variety of insects, including bees and hoverflies, it is a food plant for the Agonopterix heracliana moth and a nectar source for orange-tip butterflies, I have seen quite a few of these recently 🧡 It’s worth mentioning that cow parsley is similar to the very poisonous Hemlock so care should always be taken when picking. If you want to have a try at this process t