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

Join us for our FREE Pressure Canner Testing Event:
📅 Friday, July 10
⏰ 1 PM – 3 PM
📍 Rocking R Ace Hardware – Harrisonburg

Bring your pressure canner lid with gauge attached and our experts will test it for accuracy.

Learn more & RSVP:
https://www.rockinghamcoop.com/calendar/pressure-canner-testing-harrisonburg

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

⏰ Don’t miss this FREE educational workshop at Rocking R Ace Hardware!

If you garden, can, freeze, or preserve food at home, this workshop is for you. Learn safe preservation methods from local Extension experts and get your questions answered before peak garden season begins.

🫙 Food Preservation Workshop
📅 June 6th | 10AM–12PM
📍 Rocking R Ace Hardware

Seats are limited — RSVP now:
https://www.rockinghamcoop.com/calendar/food-preservation-workshop-rocking-r

Thinking about learning to can your own food? Now’s the perfect time to start! 🫙

Join us on June 6th for a FREE Food Preservation Workshop hosted with Virginia Cooperative Extension. Learn the basics of safe food preservation, proper canning techniques, and how to avoid common mistakes before harvest season arrives.

✔️ Beginner friendly
✔️ Expert instruction
✔️ FREE pressure canner lid testing available

📍 Rocking R Ace Hardware
📅 Saturday, June 6 | 10AM–12PM

RSVP today:
https://www.rockinghamcoop.com/calendar/food-preservation-workshop-rocking-r

🫐 Preserve the flavor of summer all year long!

Whether you’re brand new to canning or a seasoned homesteader, our FREE Food Preservation Workshop is packed with valuable information to help you preserve food safely and successfully.

After the workshop, bring your pressure canner lid for FREE testing by Extension staff.

📅 June 6th
📍 Rocking R Ace Hardware

RSVP now:
https://www.rockinghamcoop.com/calendar/food-preservation-workshop-rocking-r

Garden season is almost here — do you know the safest way to preserve your harvest? 🫙

Our FREE Food Preservation Workshop with Virginia Cooperative Extension will help you confidently prepare for canning season with expert guidance on:
• Pressure canning
• Water bath canning
• Food safety best practices
• Equipment recommendations

📍 Rocking R Ace Hardware
📅 Saturday, June 6 | 10AM–12PM

Reserve your spot today:
https://www.rockinghamcoop.com/calendar/food-preservation-workshop-rocking-r