Rockingham Cooperative ACE Hardware - Bridgewater

05/27/2026

🫙 Canning season is almost here! Before you start preserving your summer harvest, make sure your pressure canner is working safely and accurately.

Join us for FREE Pressure Canner Testing at Bridgewater Ace on Thursday, June 18 from 1–3 pm. Virginia Cooperative Extension experts will be on-site to inspect lids, gaskets, and seals — plus answer your canning questions.

No appointment needed!

📍 Bridgewater Ace Hardware
📅 Thursday, June 18
⏰ 1–3 pm

Learn more:
https://www.rockinghamcoop.com/calendar/pressure-canner-testing-bridgewater

05/21/2026

Please note our adjusted Memorial Day Hours for Monday, May 25, 2026.

Our Corporate Offices, Dayton Mill, and Timberville Mill will be CLOSED for the holiday.

All Rockingham Cooperative retail locations will be open from 8 AM - 2 PM, with the exception of Rockingham Cooperative Ace Hardware - Monterey, which will be open from 8 AM - 12 PM.

We encourage customers to plan ahead for any feed, farm, hardware, or outdoor needs before the holiday weekend.

View full holiday hours details here:
https://www.rockinghamcoop.com/blog/adjusted-memorial-day-hours-2026

As we remember and honor those who made the ultimate sacrifice for our country, we wish everyone a safe Memorial Day.

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Rockingham Cooperative Announces Adjusted Memorial Day Hours for Monday, May 25, 2026 As we pause to honor and remember the men and women who made the ultimate sacrifice while serving our country, Rockingham Cooperative will operate under adjusted business hours on Memorial Day, Monday, May 25, 202

05/17/2026

On this day in cooperative history, Mr. Brock T. White and Claude V. Smith attended a regional meeting for the United Wool Growers Association, which was new to our area, in 1930.

Rockingham Cooperative had been pooling wool for its members for several years by this point, but it was thought that the United Wool Growers Association might provide additional benefits to producers so the cooperative sought to partner with this nationwide organization.

Joining Rockingham Cooperative in participation with the United Wool Growers Association was Shenandoah Cooperative Farm Bureau & Augusta Cooperative Farm Bureau.

05/16/2026

May is when gardens take off.

Warm-season crops go in, everything starts growing fast, and things finally feel like summer.

Shoutout to Virginia Cooperative Extension for the reference chart.

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05/12/2026

May planting can make or break your garden.

Spacing, timing, and soil all matter more than people think.

We’re referencing Virginia Cooperative Extension’s planting guide.

https://www.rockinghamcoop.com/blog/may-vegetable-gardening-in-virginia-zones-6a-6b

We are Your Locally-Owned Garden Store.

05/11/2026

On this day in cooperative history, national Farm Bureau representative - Mr. Nelson B. Rue - began presenting on what the Farm Bureau had to offer to farmers in Rockingham County. Representatives from the Farm Bureau, the Farmers Union & The Grange were all given the opportunity to present their organization to area Farmers Clubs in 1921 before the community clubs eventually decided that the Farm Bureau would be their best chance at cooperative organization, and the rest is history!

05/10/2026

We asked AI to create us a picture of a typical Rockingham Cooperative mom… and honestly, it got pretty close!

Somewhere between hauling feed, keeping up with ball practice, answering phone calls, chasing kids, remembering the fence charger, and still making supper happen, moms somehow keep everything running.

To all the hardworking farm moms, livestock moms, garden moms, sports moms, and everyday superheroes that shop our stores, Happy Mother’s Day. We appreciate all you do for your families, farms, animals, and communities.

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05/07/2026

This is the month most gardeners wait for.

Once we’re past frost, it’s go time for tomatoes, peppers, squash, and more.

Thanks to Virginia Cooperative Extension for this planting guide.

We are Your Locally-Owned Garden Store.

05/03/2026

Ready to plant your summer garden?

Here’s what to plant in May for Zone 6A & 6B.

Based on recommendations from Virginia Cooperative Extension.

https://www.rockinghamcoop.com/blog/may-vegetable-gardening-in-virginia-zones-6a-6b

We are Your Locally-Owned Garden Store.

05/01/2026

Projects don’t wait, and neither do these deals.

Shop our Ace Hardware Red Hot Buys and save on the tools, equipment, and seasonal essentials you need to get the job done. Whether you're working inside, outside, or somewhere in between, these are the kinds of savings worth taking advantage of.

Limited-time deals, while they last.

Check them out here:
https://www.rockinghamcoop.com/monthly-specials

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Every month Rockingham Cooperative works with our manufacturer partners to offer you special pricing on select, seasonally relevant, items that are meant to help your farm operation be more profitable and save you money at home.  Check out our specials, below, and view our Calendar of Upcoming Even...