Rockingham Cooperative ACE Hardware - Bridgewater

06/17/2026

Garden harvests are coming soon — is your pressure canner ready? 🌱🍅

Stop by Bridgewater Ace for FREE Pressure Canner Testing on June 18. It’s a quick and easy way to make sure your equipment is operating safely before canning season gets into full swing.

No registration required. Just bring your lid, gasket, and seal!

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

More information:

Pressure Canner Testing Event Thursday, June 18th | 1-3 pm Rockingham Cooperative Ace Hardware - Bridgewater 601 N. Main Street, Bridgewater, VA 22812 Getting ready for canning season? Bring your pressure canner in and get it checked before you fire it up. During this two-hour event, ex

06/13/2026

Safe canning starts before the first jar is filled. 🫙

Bring your pressure canner lid to Bridgewater Ace on Thursday, June 18 for FREE pressure canner testing from Virginia Cooperative Extension.

Experts will be available to inspect your equipment and answer questions so you can preserve your harvest with confidence this season.

📍 Bridgewater Ace Hardware
⏰ 1–3 pm

See event details here:
https://www.rockinghamcoop.com/calendar/pressure-canner-testing-bridgewater

06/12/2026

June gardening shifts from planting to managing.

Here’s how to keep things growing strong through the heat.

Using Virginia Cooperative Extension as a reference.

https://www.rockinghamcoop.com/blog/june-vegetable-gardening-guide-zones-6a-6b

We are Your Locally-Owned Garden Store.

06/10/2026

On this day in cooperative history, Rockingham Cooperative held a grand opening for their newly completed mill and egg plant on Grace Street in Harrisonburg in 1959.

The mill & egg plant were considered to be at the peak of innovation and efficiency when they were complete and their operation drew interest from other cooperatives all across the United States, and the world, to duplicate the success.

The Grace Street Mill was the tallest building in Harrisonburg during its time and could manufacture 30 tons of feed an hour.

06/09/2026

Home canners — this one’s for you! 🫙

Join us at Bridgewater Ace for a FREE Pressure Canner Testing Event. Extension agents will test your canner components and help ensure you’re ready for safe food preservation season.

Bring:
• Lid
• Gasket
• Seal

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

Get full event details here:

Pressure Canner Testing Event Thursday, June 18th | 1-3 pm Rockingham Cooperative Ace Hardware - Bridgewater 601 N. Main Street, Bridgewater, VA 22812 Getting ready for canning season? Bring your pressure canner in and get it checked before you fire it up. During this two-hour event, ex

06/08/2026

June isn’t the end of planting, it’s just a different phase.

There’s still plenty you can put in the ground, especially crops that love the heat.

Thanks to Virginia Cooperative Extension for this guide.

We are Your Locally-Owned Garden Store.

06/05/2026

Fresh garden season is right around the corner 🌽🍅🥒

If you’re planning to pressure can this year, don’t skip this important safety check. Bring your pressure canner lid to Bridgewater Ace for FREE testing by Virginia Cooperative Extension specialists.

✔ Free testing
✔ Expert advice
✔ No appointment necessary

📅 Thursday, June 18
⏰ 1–3 pm

Details here:

Pressure Canner Testing Event Thursday, June 18th | 1-3 pm Rockingham Cooperative Ace Hardware - Bridgewater 601 N. Main Street, Bridgewater, VA 22812 Getting ready for canning season? Bring your pressure canner in and get it checked before you fire it up. During this two-hour event, ex

06/04/2026

On this day in cooperative history, Rockingham Cooperative began their annual wool pool events for 1943 which allowed sheep producers to pool their wool together when selling to get a larger collective price per pound.

These pools were done in cooperation with the United Wool Growers Association and, as you can tell were also conducted all across the state.

06/03/2026

Think planting season is over?

June still offers a lot of opportunity if you know what to plant.

Based on Virginia Cooperative Extension guidance.

https://www.rockinghamcoop.com/blog/june-vegetable-gardening-guide-zones-6a-6b

We are Your Locally-Owned Garden Store.

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