Sandy started a community garden as part of a residency

at the Pancake Clubhouse! We reclaimed an unused plot of

land nearby for use as a community vegetable garden. 

In the spirit of guerilla gardening, the neglected piece of land

between Pacific and Holladay on NE 24th avenue, was totally

transformed over the course of the day, culminating in an afternoon

BBQ, to which all were invited.

Sandy asked that guests bring a shovel in the morning, and

vegetable starts in the afternoon if they wanted to join in! 

No gardening experience was required!

Sandy Sampson is one of the founders of Parallel University a

not for profit institution created to support and validate independent

initiative.  Born in Denver, Sandy now splits her time between her home

in Portland, Oregon and Las Vegas, Nevada where she is working on

"What Stays in Vegas?" a long term collaboration with locals and visitors. 

Sandy's longest on going collaboration, current working title "Motherhood"

begun in 1993, is with her daughter Francesca; it is certainly her most

complex and sustained effort to date.