Farm Booty: An Instagram Ode to Farmers' Butts

Here’s what I can tell you about the behind-the-scenes of the @farmbooty Instagram account: It’s two people, working collaboratively. One person collects the photos, the other comes up with the captions. One of those people spoke with Modern Farmer on the condition of anonymity, given that they work in the farming industry and didn’t feel they could reveal their identity. We’ll be calling them FB here.  Now here’s what I can tell you about the content of the @farmbooty Instagram account. It’s nothing but butts. Asses and bums, rumps and tushes. Sculpted through hours, years, of slinging hay and squatting to weed, these are the backsides of farmers across the globe. Some of the pictures are funny. Some are artful. Others are straight-up sexy. It’s a celebration, a glorious appreciation of the human behind.  The page started in February of this year, with the account following as many farm and garden accounts as it could find. The account quickly gained traction, with people submitting their own booty pictures to feature. It grew, more farmers and influencers found it, and more people submitted. It has a modest follower count—only about 1,500 people—but in a tight knit farming community, that’s pretty good.…
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