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Pete Seeger to do benefit for New England farmers
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THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

BRATTLEBORO, Vt. -- Folk singer Pete Seeger is coming to the aid of New 
England farmers.

Seeger will headline a Sept. 13 New England Farm Relief Concert in 
Brattleboro to raise money for a new micro-loan program being developed by 
The Carrot Project and the organization that operates the town's annual 
Strolling of the Heifers.

Seeger, 89, a member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, is known for hits 
including "Where Have All the Flowers Gone," "If I Had a Hammer" and "Turn, 
Turn, Turn."

The Carrot Project, a nonprofit based in Somerville, Mass., makes loans and 
guarantees available for small farms and people who use environmentally 
friendly practices. The Strolling of the Heifers is an annual event in 
Brattleboro in which flower-bedecked young cows are paraded down Main Street 
to celebrate Vermont's agricultural tradition.

"We're truly honored that Pete Seeger has chosen to benefit Strolling of the 
Heifers and our micro-loan program in one of the very few performances he 
will make this year," said Orly Munzing, chair of Strolling of the Heifers.