Kfar Yehoshua

Kfar Yehoshua is an agricultural moshav in the Jezreel Valley between Haifa and Nazareth in northern Israel, situated at about 52 meters elevation on fertile land. The settlement consists of family-run farms alongside shared infrastructure including storage facilities and packing stations for crops.

The moshav was founded in 1927 through land purchases by Yehoshua Hankin, who acquired approximately 8000 dunams from the Twsiny family in 1924. It became part of a broader wave of agricultural settlement development across the region during that period.

The settlement embodies the moshav model where families operate their own farms while sharing equipment and processing facilities at the community level. This cooperative structure shapes how residents work together and organize their daily economic life.

The settlement is easily accessible by car between Haifa and Nazareth and can be visited as part of a regional route through the Jezreel Valley. The restored train station buildings offer a viewpoint into early infrastructure and can be explored on foot.

The settlement layout was designed by Richard Kauffmann, a German-Jewish architect who shaped around 140 agricultural communities during this era. His designs considered practical factors like water access and road placement that continue to guide the community structure today.