Out on Johns Island, Brownswood Nursery has a big growing operation plus experts on hand who can help you pick vegetable seed, plan your garden, and even stock it with chickens. Third generation proprietor Ryan Wilkins recently started raising animals, too, teaching his family an important lesson in homesteading while expanding the reach of their business. They've got chicks, bunnies, and goats in addition to fruit trees, vegetables, and herbs. Consultants will come to your yard and draw up plans or simply help you decide where that fruit orchard should go.