About 60 miles from Manhattan, just outside Bellport Village on the South Shore of Long Island, lies a bucolic escape populated by (mostly female) chickens, turkeys, goats, sheep, quail, ducks, and more—all under the stewardship of Isabella Rossellini and her daughter Elettra Wiedemann.
That may be a surprise to some (especially for anyone thinking about “Blue Velvet” right now), but Rossellini—an avid animal lover who earned a master’s degree in animal behavior and conservation in 2019—always had childhood dreams of owning a farm. Dedicated to the education and conservation of biodiversity, Mama Farm is a community-driven space frequented by locals and weekenders who enjoy its organic vegetables and take part in a curated program of activities geared toward healing. Find them meditating with a medicine woman on a yoga retreat, foraging the grounds under the guidance of a Michelin-starred chef, or enjoying a performance of “Three Bags Full”—Schyler Beeman’s one-man cabaret all about how sheep saved his life. Yes, you read that right.
