Our team
Isabella Rossellini – Founder
Isabella is an Italian fashion model, actress, writer, producer and director. She holds a Master’s degree in Animal Behavior and founded Mama Farm in 2013.
Passionate about animals since childhood, Isabella now dedicates a portion of her time to preserving heritage breeds of farm animals, especially chickens, at Mama Farm. Isabella's 2018 book My Chickens and I (Abrams), chronicles her experience and research into heritage chickens. Isabella has also created a scholarship fund at Parsons School of Design in support of students who research and integrate wool from heritage breed sheep into their collections. When not on a film set or touring with her current theater production, Link Link Circus, Isabella can often be found at Mama Farm with our 200 chickens following her around like dogs.
You can learn more about Isabella here.
Elettra Wiedemann – Executive Director
Elettra has dedicated much of her career immersed in every aspect of food. She is the founder of the food media platform, Impatient Foodie and in 2017, Elettra’s first cookbook, Impatient Foodie (Scribner) was published to great reviews. She was also the editor of Refinery29’s food platform, the creator of a series of pop-up restaurants at notable fairs and the host of Vogue’s digital cooking show, Elettra’s Goodness in which she cooked with and interviewed notable guests ranging including Blake Lively, Seth Meyers and Grace Coddington.
Elettra holds a Master’s degree from the London School of Economics where she studied global food policy and food technology. Elettra can often be found on Mama Farm, planting and planning.
Patty Gentry – Farmer
Farmer Patty Gentry rents 3 acres from Mama Farm for her Early Girl Farm operation. Patty worked as a chef for 25 years before she became a farmer in 2009. Her passion is regenerative agriculture and heirloom varietals. Around our community, Patty is known as the Picasso of vegetables. Her sense of taste and touch is truly unique and changes the lens through which her clients see and experience produce. You can learn more about Patty here. CSA pick up for all products happens in Patty’s 3 acres of the farm at her CSA members-only marketplace.
ANTHONY LUSCIA - Mama’s manager
Anthony Luscia our farm and B&B manager. Whether he is managing the B&B, putting beautiful touches on decor for a wedding, or in the fields getting dirty and collecting eggs – Anthony helps Mama to do it all! Anthony comes to Mama Farm from Martha Stewart & Martha Stewart Weddings, where he served as the special project, home and fashion editor for many years.
Anthony and his husband, Rusty, moved to Bellport from Manhattan several years ago and fell in love with the local community and surrounding nature. He has also founded Bellport Gardens, a home and gardening brand. “My favorite thing about Mama Farm is that it is a laboratory for us to experiment in many different areas. I am excited about working with our wonderful community and vendors to execute a fantastic season of events and regenerative experiences.”