Dumbarton Oaks

The United States is undergoing a craft beer renaissance. As The Atlantic notes, “Between 2008 and 2016, the number of brewery establishments expanded by a factor of six, and the number of brewery workers grew by 120 percent.” These breweries tend to produce IPA-style, bitter beers by using ample hops, a flower from the Humulus lupulus vine.

Black-eyed peas have been getting a lot of good press. Recent research from the University of California, Riverside has demonstrated that planting black-eyed peas, a crop that attracts nitrogen-fixing bacteria, can alleviate the need for fertilizers—an increasingly important function in view of the growing fertilizer crisis and its . Others note the legume’s ability to withstand high temperatures and intense droughts brought on by the looming climate crisis.