Mesa senior living community opens greenhouse

Growing things is serious business at Pegasus Landing of Mesa.

The Mesa senior living community at 7231 E. Broadway Road has opened Harvest House, an on-site greenhouse where residents cultivate brain-healthy produce and herbs that feed directly into hands-on cooking activities in the community’s activity kitchen.

The project took root as a team effort. Life Enrichment Partner Rodger Martens championed the greenhouse from the start and heads the community’s gardening club, while Maintenance Director Joseph Severs managed construction from the ground up. Residents marked the milestone with a naming contest—Resident Faye Ganzerla’s submission, “Harvest House,” won out, and a sign now stands at the entrance.

First up from the garden: fresh homemade salsa when tomato season peaks. Next up: a hydroponic growing system set to expand year-round production and bring new variety to resident activities.

“This is truly a community effort,” said Teresa Hadley, the life enrichment director of Pegasus Landing of Mesa. “From the residents who tend the plants to the team members who built it, Harvest House belongs to everyone here.”

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