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By The Associated Press - 07/13/2008

BRATTLEBORO, Vt. (AP) — 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,” Orly Munzing said.