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Late season's bounty

October 06, 2010 12:00 am • Last Updated: October 06, 2010 4:28 am

Rick Fleming hoses the dirt off a truckload of pumpkins and Hubbard squash at Lopresti Farm in Preston on Tuesday. Fleming, whose uncles own the farm, had just picked the crop and was preparing to stack the produce in a greenhouse next to a farm stand.

Rick Fleming hoses the dirt off a truckload of pumpkins and Hubbard squash at Lopresti Farm in Preston on Tuesday. Fleming, whose uncles own the farm, had just picked the crop and was preparing to stack the produce in a greenhouse next to a farm stand.

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