▁to ▁think ▁of ▁growing ▁spr outs ▁by ▁the ▁terms ▁of ▁performance ▁art . ▁In ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 8 0 s , ▁Lab ow itz - Star us ▁created ▁two ▁e ph em eral ▁install ations ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁with ▁the ▁walls ▁covered ▁in ▁spr outs . ▁The ▁artist ▁began ▁to ▁grow ▁and ▁sell ▁spr outs ▁at ▁local ▁far mers ▁mark ets . ▁Lab ow itz - Star us ▁decided ▁to ▁educ ate ▁herself ▁about ▁business , ▁learned ▁book keep ing , ▁h ired ▁employees ▁and ▁by ▁ 1 9 8 7 , ▁her ▁company ▁Spr out ime ▁grew ▁ 3 , 0 0 0 ▁pounds ▁of ▁ 5 0 ▁vari eties ▁of ▁lett uce ▁and ▁ 2 5 ▁sp icy ▁sal ad . ▁After ▁several ▁years ▁of ▁working ▁from ▁her ▁back ▁yard ▁in ▁Ven ice , ▁she ▁bought ▁a ▁farm ▁in ▁a ▁resident ial / ag ric ult ural ▁area ▁of ▁Can oga ▁Park . ▁Between ▁ 1 9 8 8 ▁and ▁ 1 9 9 2 , ▁Spr out ime ▁grew ▁at ▁a ▁rate ▁of ▁ 2 0 ▁percent ▁a ▁year . ▁ ▁Lab ow itz - Star us ▁regularly ▁emp lo ys ▁artists , ▁and ▁cons iders ▁Spr out ime ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁work ▁of ▁interactive ▁art ▁whose ▁participants ▁include ▁her ▁co - work ers ▁and ▁her ▁customers . ▁ ▁Pacific ▁Time ▁Install ation , ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Get ty ▁Foundation ▁fund ed ▁Pacific ▁Standard ▁Time