Make your shopping, snacking and memory-making a little easier with this year’s Cooperative Living Holiday Guide.
KRIS KRINGLE MARKET
Belle Grove Plantation will be hosting its fifth annual holiday market — Kris Kringle Market — on Saturday, Nov. 23, and Sunday, Nov. 24, from 10 a.m.–4 p.m. It will feature dozens of local artisans and vendors and is free to the public. There is a charge to tour the Manor House. For more information, visit bellegrove.org.
HIGHLAND COUNTY
Virginia’s least populous county — Highland County — invites you to come enjoy winter traditions in this picturesque mountain community. Wintertide will be held on Saturday, Dec. 7, and will include something for everyone. There will be a craft market, a visit from Santa and tastes of the season. Come back in February for Big Fish Cider’s Wassail and celebrate Virginia maple syrup with the 65th Highland County Maple Festival on March 8-9 and 15-16, 2025. For more information, visit highlandcounty.org.
VIRGINIA PEANUT GROWERS ASSOCIATION
Give the gift of peanuts this holiday season! Virginia peanuts are large, crunchy, flavorful and nutritious — and they’re one of the most popular peanuts in the world, according to The Virginia Peanut Growers Association. Shop for famous Virginia peanuts from various retailers and have them shipped in time for gift-giving and holiday snacking enjoyment. For more information, visit aboutpeanuts.com.
ELK RUN MINING COMPANY
Located in Harrisonburg, Va., along the sidewalk at the lower edge of the Water Street parking deck, Elk Run Mining specializes in Virginia gemstone jewelry. The owner personally mines, cuts and polishes beautiful Virginia gems, and then creates settings of silver or gold. These handmade pieces of jewelry make the perfect holiday gifts for family and friends of all ages. For more information, visit elkrungems.com.
COOPERATIVE LIVING
Finally, if you’re still stuck on what to give, consider Cooperative Living magazine. For $10, you can give a year’s worth of happy reading to the recipient of your choice. To give a gift subscription, contact Nina Jacobs at [email protected]. All of us at Cooperative Living wish our readers and their families a very happy, healthy and safe holiday season!