[6] In 1932, a large stretch of land in Wadi Hawarith/Hefer Valley in the northern Sharon Plain near the old road from Petah Tikva to Haifa was acquired by the Jewish National Fund, of which a small part was given to the settlement group.

[6] In 1939, Maabarot took in one of the first groups of Jewish children saved from Nazi Germany by the Youth Aliyah Organization led by Henrietta Szold.

[6] Over the years following the establishment of the kibbutz, its membership was augmented by additional Hashomer Hatzair groups from Germany (of which most members were Russian) and Chile.

[6] Just before the Israeli War of Independence (1947-1949), they were evacuated "for reasons unknown" to the people of Maabarot by the British authorities, who used army vehicles for the purpose.

[6] In 2017, in contrast to most other kibbutzim, which have embraced privatization and have done away with many of the communal aspects that historically characterized kibbutz life, Ma'barot remains heavily collectivized.

[8] There are no differential wages, with all members living off a budget that does not include any special compensation for work, the communal dining hall still operates, and over thirty committees regulate almost every aspect of life on the kibbutz.

[6] Cotton is the major cash crop,[citation needed] and other branches include subtropical orchards of avocado, lychee and dragon fruit trees, fish-breeding ponds for ornamental fishes and a dairy farm.