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Today鈥檚 issue looks at how Arab doctors are earning praise in Israel, the broader ripples of President Trump鈥檚 criticism of the World Health Organization, how the food supply chain is adjusting to prevent shortages, how one woman supports fellow abduction survivors, and the enduring elegance of Sidney Poitier.

As trips to the grocery store have become fraught, Americans who are staying home have sought other ways to fill their fridges and cupboards.听

For many, that has meant turning to delivery services by mainstream grocers or online giants like Amazon. But those avenues, too, have become extremely difficult 鈥撀爄f not impossible 鈥� to navigate, with the flood of customers overwhelming the systems. I myself have tried 鈥� and failed 鈥� for two weeks to set up an order (I鈥檓 out of milk). It鈥檚 a .听

But some quarantined consumers have begun thinking out of the box. Or, well, in a different box: a CSA box.听

CSAs 鈥� community supported agriculture programs 鈥� deliver food fresh from local farms directly to customers鈥� kitchens in a sort of subscription model. The box contains a smorgasbord of goods that the farmer has readily available depending on the season.

鈥淲e鈥檙e seeing in the CSA,鈥� Dave Dumaresq, founder of Farmer Dave鈥檚 in Dracut, Massachusetts, told The Boston Globe. Normally his farm sees around 300 CSA subscriptions a season. That number has already risen to 500. Other farms have had to institute waiting lists. Some have to include a shorter-term subscription option.

This seems to come as part of a broader movement to support local businesses. And, more specifically, as the Monitor鈥檚 Patrik Jonsson wrote earlier this month, the pandemic may also be prompting Americans to see new value in local foodscapes.

Furthermore, as Michael Hopkins explores in today鈥檚 edition, America isn鈥檛 short on food. We鈥檙e just rethinking how to get it to our plates.