Inside Janelle Brown’s 156-Acre Farm, New Romance with Pete, and the Unfiltered Reality of Filming Sister Wives Without Kody

Janelle Brown has officially traded the tension of plural marriage for 156 acres of open soil in North Carolina, building an entirely separate reality away from ex-husband Kody Brown. After spending 16 years documenting her life on TLC’s Sister Wives, the 57-year-old reality star is now establishing roots at Taeda Farms alongside her family, stepping into solo television production, and navigating a grounded romance with her new boyfriend, Pete.

Getting to the property in Chocowinity requires navigating unmarked turns and a quarter-mile dirt driveway that even mapping apps struggle to register. Yet for Janelle, the secluded retreat serves as an intentional escape from over a decade of public domestic turmoil.

The transition marks the definitive close of the flagship TLC era, replacing long-standing polygamist dynamics with rural routines, flower farming, and personal independence.

Building Taeda Farms: An Off-Grid Family Hub in North Carolina

Janelle first revealed the purchase of the expansive 156-acre parcel in late 2024, embarking on a two-year construction endeavor that yielded two separate residences. One home serves as Janelle’s personal residence, while the second sits roughly 100 yards away, housing her daughter Madison Brush, son-in-law Caleb Brush, and their three young children.

The relocation effectively shifted the family center of gravity directly to the East Coast. Janelle’s youngest daughter, Savanah, lives nearby while completing her studies at East Carolina University, and Christine Brown Woolley’s son Paedon relocated to the area roughly a year and a half ago. With Christine’s daughter Mykelti based in Charlotte, every grandchild in the extended family currently resides in North Carolina.

The agricultural component of the property, designated as a specialty flower farm, faced logistical challenges during its inaugural season due to heavy grading delays and equipment shortages. Rather than rushing commercial expansion, Janelle planted modest test beds to master the soil conditions before scaling up.

“We want a place where people can come and they can find peace and joy and just have some fun. I mean, come on, who doesn’t want to walk in the flowers or paint in the flowers?”

Navigating the Shift from Polygamy to Small-Town Anonymity

Living off the grid has provided a level of day-to-day normalcy that was impossible during the height of the reality series in Utah and Arizona. In Chocowinity, local residents show little concern for celebrity status, allowing Janelle to run errands without performance or intrusion.

The quiet pace stands in sharp contrast to the high-friction storylines that defined the family’s final years in Flagstaff. The operational focus has shifted from managing interpersonal friction to coordinating family land management and agricultural timelines.

Robyn Brown, Meri Brown, Kody Brown, Christine Brown, and Janelle Brown during earlier filming of Sister Wives.

Filming Sister Wives Season 21: The Abrupt Exit of Kody and Robyn

Season 21 arrived with a fundamental structural shift: Kody Brown and his only remaining wife, Robyn Brown, did not return to the production lineup. Janelle learned about the cast shake-up not through a face-to-face conversation, but via a brief production email.

She did not follow up with Kody or Robyn after receiving the notice, noting that direct communication had ceased entirely following the resolution of their shared property assets in Season 20. The cast addressed the absence directly during early season episodes to give long-time viewers closure before shifting focus entirely to their individual lives.

Janelle Brown gathered with her children.

The split also solidified a prolonged estrangement between Kody and the majority of his adult children with Janelle and Christine. Janelle, who shares Logan, Madison, Hunter, Gabe, Savanah, and the late Garrison with Kody, acknowledged that communication between the children and their father remains rare.

While Janelle admitted to staying in the plural marriage for years out of fear of fracturing the children’s relationship with their father, her adult children were openly supportive when she finally decided to exit the marriage.

Meeting Pete: A Total Reset on Modern Monogamy

Janelle surprised viewers when she publicly revealed her relationship with Pete after months of keeping the partnership out of the public eye. The two originally connected on a blind double date organized by a mutual friend named Alice at The Stratosphere, where Pete arrived without any prior knowledge of her reality TV career.

Janelle Brown with her boyfriend, Pete.

During that first dinner, Pete asked how the group knew each other, prompting Christine to explain that she and Janelle had been married to the same man—at the exact same time. The total lack of preconceived expectations proved refreshing for Janelle, whose personal life had been televised since 2010.

Prior to dating, Janelle briefly consulted a professional dating coach on camera to evaluate her hesitations and identify emotional blind spots. The process helped clarify what a reciprocal relationship looked like after decades spent giving without receiving equal support.

“When I am with him, my nervous system just chills. He’s like my rock. I feel so stable and protected and just like that everything’s going to be okay when he’s around.”

Janelle Brown and Pete on an evening date night.

Bridging Long-Distance Logistics and Future Plans

Pete, who grew up on Long Island and lived in Las Vegas, is a father to a 28-year-old daughter who fully supports the couple. Adapting to the deep country required an adjustment, but Pete quickly embraced the lifestyle, even assisting with manual weeding in the farm beds.

The pair currently manage a long-distance routine, ensuring they do not go more than two to three weeks without seeing each other by alternating trips between Nevada and North Carolina. Their weekend routines frequently include trips to regional destinations, coastal visits, and Sunday outings.

Pete has already appeared in select television footage, handling the accompanying public curiosity with a relaxed, low-ego demeanor. Janelle confirmed that the ultimate roadmap involves relocating Pete permanently to the East Coast, maintaining Taeda Farms as their long-term home base.

Janelle Brown sitting down for an editorial interview.

✨ Janelle’s journey from plural marriage to rural entrepreneurship highlights how quickly life can recalibrate when personal priorities take center stage.

📱 From off-grid crop planning to building a grounded partnership, this new chapter proves that reinvention has no expiration date.

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