Outlawland

About this episode

The episode tells the story of Janelle, who returns to an off-grid lifestyle in a yurt after raising her children.

The story of one family who lived off grid in a yurt for years in the no man’s land of the Mesa outside Taos, New Mexico. Now that her kids are all grown, Janelle has come full circle. She bought some land and a new yurt and re-adopted this life in her 50’s.

People in this episode

Guest: Janelle

Topics covered

• off-grid living
• family
• yurt
• self-sufficiency
• life choices

Keywords

• off grid
• yurt
• family life
• Taos
• New Mexico
• self-sufficient living
• Mesa

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Taos, New Mexico, Mesa

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