Free fruit and veg for boaters

Published: Saturday, 10 December 2011

BOATERS passing through Todmorden on the Rochdale Canal have the opportunity to help themselves to free fruit and vegetables from the canal side.

People in the town run a scheme called Incredible Edible, with fruit and vegetables planted in large plots around the town for those living there encouraged to pick at no cost.

Self sufficient

Altogether there are 70 large plots around Todmorden, with the aim to make it the first  self sufficient town in the country.

There are such plots by the canal towpath, with such as raspberries, beans and peas when in season, and an apple tree that is starting to bear fruit.