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Rural and MIgrant Ministry

Local farms enter season amid labor worries

by Mar 25, 2026
East End farms are entering the growing season under a cloud of uncertainty, as deportation fears may further strain an already fragile farm labor picture.

Episcopal Diocese eyes demolition of historic church and home in downtown Riverhead

by Sep 5, 2023
The owner of the former Grace Episcopal Church on Roanoke Avenue is seeking to demolish the church and another historic building on...

Long Island farmworkers launch cooperative: ‘We can grow our own futures’

by May 3, 2021
“As immigrant workers, we can be successful...we can grow our own futures.," cofounder and director of the new Long Island Farm Workers Cooperative said.

New center in Riverhead aims to advance rural workers’ rights on the East End

by Nov 27, 2017
CASA — the Center of Alliance, Solidarity and Accompaniment — is a collaboration of local workers, the Rural and Migrant Ministry, the Episcopal Diocese of Long Island and the Presbytery of Long Island. Its mission is education, empowerment, leadership development and advocacy.