The Sower, named after the neighbouring Tel Zariq, Hebrew: תל זריק) is a kibbutz in northern Israel established in 1936 by German Jews.

HaZore'a Forest is a section of the Ramot Manasseh Park planted on Menashe Heights by members of the kibbutz, working for the Jewish National Fund.

In the forest there are several recreation facilities such as paths to the Shofet River which leads to the Ein Ami spring and several lookouts.

[3] The kibbutz is the only one in Israel established by the German Werkleute movement, a Jewish socialist movement that sought to find alternatives for Jews in Germany, but in 1933, after the rise of Adolf Hitler, adopted a Labour Zionist vision of joining the Yishuv in Mandatory Palestine and establishing a kibbutz.

[5][2] On 3 December 1935 the community, which had 30 members, settled in a khan which was abandoned by the residents of Qira, located between Yokneam and the land purchased for the kibbutz.

[6] On 15 April 1936 the construction of tents and a carpentry shop was completed and all of the members moved to the land and began fencing their territory.

[4] In the wake of the slow evacuation process of the tenants, at one night in September 1936 the members expanded the kibbutz's boundaries, without obtaining permission from the authorities.

The financial hardships caused by the lack of land led the members to go work in Haifa as carriers, housewives and housekeepers.

Some members of the kibbutz earned their living in Mishmar HaEmek's bakery, forestry work for the Jewish National Fund and the construction of the Tegart's Wall.

[4] Days after the establishment of the kibbutz the 1936–1939 Arab Revolt broke out, forcing the members to temporarily sleep at the carpentry shop, whose walls were covered in gravel.

In 1952, "Bnei Ephraim", a youth group from North Africa, aged 10 and 11 were educated in the kibbutz and some of them chose to stay.

HaZore'a is undergoing a complex process of change from the model of the traditional kibbutz, where everything is equally shared, to a more modern form of settlement.

Essentially, HaZore'a still operates as a socialistic society, providing uniform living conditions to kibbutz members.

Another option, open to both Jews and non-Jews, is the volunteering program, offering a less obligating frame for young people to experience kibbutz life.