True Yang, part owner of Yang's Farm in Atwater, Ohio, rides his bike down to his 17-acre farm and a half mile back to his home. He, his wife, Song yang, sometimes their children, friends, or family, come help gather the vegetables and grain from Spring until Fall in order to sell at local farmers markers in Hudson and Stow.

Song's mother taught her how to farm when she was a little girl in Laos, their home country. There, she was taught to farm without the use of pesticides or other harmful chemicals. Song's favorite vegetable is the one she is holding in her hands, the yellow flower plant. Song and True came to America in 1979, when she was 19.

True Vue, True Yang's cousin and one of the few who helps pick the vegetation on the farm, throws the vegetables behind her into her back basket as she works. The Yang's never water their farm, "God take care," says Song as she leaves the rows of peppers to enter the cucumber patch. The Yang's grow 20-30 vegetables spread out over the farm.

Song picks the leaf from a long plant whose stems are curling over as the chill of the night progresses. Holding the leaf out, she brushes the petals with her thumb, showing where the rice is. She pick it out, extends her hand for viewing, then eats the uncooked rice. For 34 years, Song and True have been providing for themselves, and eventually a family of five. Rice and marriage are a staple to the Yang family. "You get married to have kids," True says. "The kids are what holds you together." The Yang's built a home on their farm, moving from Akron to Atwater in May 2012.

The cucumbers on the Yang's farm are yellow when ripe. "Open them up, take out the seeds, put a little sugar in it, then eat," Song instructs. The Yang's and their helpers pick the produce two to three times a week. "In our country, we can only farm, we don't have stores. We are little but we can do it," she says. Giggling all the way from the cucumber patch at the back right to the truck in the middle of the farm, Vue walks with a hunch, shifting her backbag to balance the weight of at least 50 cucumbers. "I'm going to need a massage later," Vue laughs.

The Yang's and two of their helpers, Sarah Lee and Vue, have to divide the farm into sections when picking the produce to avoid too much time being spent in one place. Turning the dirt over, Song makes sure the roots are covered in order for the plant to keep growing. Whether to boil, sautee, make soup or salad, Song uses every part of the plant.

Right before the winter months, the remaining edible vegetables are gathered. Then, the farm is mowed and plowed, put to rest until the next Spring.

Pastor Que looks on, telling stories while True cooks fresh deer meat over a fire. True connected three 3x4 foot slats of wood funneling against the direction of the wind in order to control the fire. The Yang's recycle many objects, each one seeming as if it were scattered about but crafted for a purpose at another time.

True spreads his time from the farm to The Foundry in Akron, where he works year round to make up for the winter months when the farm is dry and unable to produce their earnings.

While she has the ingredients still fresh from her backyard, Song makes her own salad dressing. A mix of eggs, cucumber, kale and chile tomato stick to the sides of the nearly empty jar.

Marinated and bon-fire cooked dear lays in the middle of the table surrounded by white rice, cucumber soup, and spring rolls. The rice and vegetables were gathered from the Yang's farm earlier that day. The women, Song, Eang Yang, and Mrs. Que (from left to right) spent 45 minutes preparing the latter of supper in the kitchen while True and Pastor Que (from left to right) cooked the meat outside, and True's brother, Chang Yang, practiced shooting arrows. Song and True are avid members of the Akron Hmong Alliance church in Akron, Ohio where they practice Christianity and missionary work.