Suburban farms seek new ways to stay fertile

GUILFORD — With muddy boots and dirt caked on his fingers, Tom Pinchbeck knows his way around a greenhouse.

Pinchbeck Roses on the Boston Post Road has been in his family for four generations, after his great-grandfather founded the business in 1929.

As the chairman of the Guilford Agricultural Commission, Pinchbeck also knows many of the ins and outs of the town's farming regulations. The commission has been meeting for a little more than a year on ways to encourage and protect agriculture in the town.