Rockingham Cooperative ACE Hardware - Verona

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

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06/11/2026

Garden season means canning season is right behind it! 🌽🍅

Stop by Rockingham Cooperative Ace Hardware in Verona on Friday, June 26 for FREE pressure canner testing. Annual testing is recommended to help ensure your canner is operating safely and accurately.

While you're here, stock up on jars, lids, canning supplies, and more.

📍 Verona Ace Hardware
📅 Friday, June 26

Event details:
https://www.rockinghamcoop.com/calendar/pressure-canner-testing-verona

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.

06/08/2026

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.

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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.

06/02/2026

🥫 Canning season is almost here!

Before you start preserving this year’s harvest, make sure your pressure canner is ready to go. Join us for our FREE Pressure Canner Testing Event on Friday, June 26 at Rockingham Cooperative Ace Hardware in Verona.

Bring your pressure canner lid in for gauge testing and help ensure safe, accurate canning this season.

📍 241 Lee Highway, Verona, VA
📅 Friday, June 26, 2026

Learn more here:

Pressure Canner Testing Event Friday, June 26, 2026 | 1-3 pm Rockingham Cooperative Ace Hardware - Verona 241 Lee Highway, Verona, VA Getting ready for canning season? Bring your pressure canner in and get it checked before you fire it up. During this two-hour event, experts from Virgin

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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