A young girl taking a bundle of rice straw from a large bale. The straw is used as food for livestock as well as for starting kitchen stove fires for cooking. 

VIET NAM 2005. A restaurant owner fire roasting a dog in rice straw on the side of a road. 

VIET NAM 2005. A restaurant owner fire roasting a dog in rice straw on the side of a road. 

VIET NAM 2005. A woman feeding her chickens and pigs. 

VIET NAM 2005. A woman feeding her chickens and pigs. 

VIET NAM 2005. A woman and her daughter feeding their pigs and chickens in their courtyard. 

VIET NAM 2005. The neighbor's dogs watch a woman feed her chickens and pigs next door. 

VIET NAM 2005. A woman planting rice seeds in a rice paddy prepared for cultivation. 

VIET NAM 2005. A woman washing clothing in a small lake in the village. 

A woman farmer spreading rice straw ash into an inundated rice paddy. 

VIET NAM 2005. A woman washing clothing in a small lake in the village. 

VIET NAM 2005. The neighbor's dogs watch a woman feed her chickens and pigs next door. 

VIET NAM 2005. A woman placing straw over newly planted peanut crops. 

VIET NAM 2005. A woman placing straw over newly planted peanut crops. 

VIET NAM 2005. A woman cultivating soil in a rice paddy. 

VIET NAM 2005. A woman placing straw over newly planted peanut crops. 

VIET NAM 2005. A woman placing straw over newly planted peanut crops. 

A woman carrying a traditional bamboo basket carrier and rake. The carrier is used to transport heavy or numerous items and the weight can be evenly distributed over both shoulders if need be. 

VIET NAM 2005. A woman cultivating soil in a rice paddy. 

VIET NAM 2005. A woman cultivating soil in a rice paddy.