Sally RoundRNZ·29 Jul, 2026 05:30 PM4 mins to readAt 85, Graham Franklin still drives a forklift and helps around the packing shed at Franklin Farm. Photo / RNZ, Sally RoundAt 85, Graham Franklin still drives a forklift and helps around the packing shed at Franklin Farm. Photo / RNZ, Sally RoundBy Sally Round of RNZ“Six days a week, rain or shine, hail, sideways wind, lightning ... put a raincoat on and carry on.”
That’s Luke Franklin, standing in a field of celery on a grey winter’s day, describing the almost daily harvest which has been
