Our Story

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Our Belief

Pachamama Inspired was founded on a simple but powerful belief: the underutilized spaces woven through our cities — parkways, courtyards, backyards — are invitations. When tended with intention, they regenerate habitat, strengthen community, and foster a shared sense of purpose and belonging.

We believe the landscapes surrounding our homes are not neutral. They shape biodiversity, climate resilience, and how we relate to one another. Even the smallest patch of soil has the power to restore ecosystems and reawaken stewardship when approached with ecological integrity.

Our Evolution

Pachamama Inspired began as a chef-driven edible gardening and eco-forward design firm. Rooted in a deep respect for seasonality, nourishment, and the connection between land and table, our early work centered on helping families grow food and cultivate outdoor spaces that felt abundant, functional, and alive.

As the practice evolved, we expanded into California native and waterwise landscape design — integrating permaculture principles, habitat restoration, and climate-appropriate planting into resilient landscapes throughout Los Angeles and Orange County.

And while the finished gardens were meaningful, what shaped us most wasn’t just the design.

It was what happened after.

We began receiving photos of first monarch sightings. Clients would fill our arms with produce grown in soil we had helped shape. Seeds were saved from one garden and passed along to the next — quietly weaving connection between families who may never meet, yet are now linked through shared stewardship.

Over time, it became clear that the deeper work wasn’t only design. It was helping people see the land differently — and recognize their own capacity to care for it. In that moment of recognition, something awakens: a sense of belonging to the land itself. From that awareness, meaningful transformation becomes possible.

That realization expanded our path. Today, Pachamama Inspired lives at the intersection of regenerative landscape design, stewardship, and ecological education. We still design and build. But we also teach, walk, gather, and share — creating spaces where learning, confidence, and belonging grow alongside the plants.

What We Do

We partner with homeowners, families, and community members to co-create landscapes rooted in biodiversity, resilience, and long-term ecological health.

Our services include:

Regenerative landscape design
California native and waterwise plant design
Edible and medicinal garden integration
Habitat restoration and pollinator support
Stewardship guidance and ongoing partnership
Hands-on workshops and guided nature experiences

Whether it’s a full landscape transformation or a small-scale planting in an overlooked corner, our aim is the same: to shift the way people see the outdoor spaces around them — and reveal their potential to transform land, individual, and community alike.

How We Work

Our work is built on partnership.

We don’t simply install and walk away. We collaborate with you — equipping you with the knowledge, tools, and confidence to steward your landscape well.

Through our signature regenerative design process, we create outdoor environments that are not only beautiful, but functional, climate-appropriate, and ecologically responsible. Along the way, we prioritize education — helping clients understand seasonal rhythms, plant communities, soil health, and waterwise practices.

The result is more than a landscape. It is a living system — and an evolving relationship.

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MORE ABOUT THE FOUNDER

SARA SAXONBERG

Welcome to Pachamama Inspired!

Hello, I’m Sara.

My work is rooted in a lifelong search for belonging — to place, to season, and to the living world.

I grew up deeply connected to the natural world, then found myself navigating the subtle rhythms of Southern California’s urban landscapes. That contrast — between wildness and city life — quietly shaped my path.

I first explored that longing through food. As a professional chef in Los Angeles, working in farm-to-table kitchens such as A.O.C. and The Strand House, I developed a reverence for seasonality and the growers who steward the land. Through food, I began to understand land as relationship.

Hands-in-soil experience on regenerative farms — including time at McCauley Family Farm in Colorado — shifted my focus from preparing what the land produced to tending it directly. Work with school garden programs and community food initiatives, such as Michelle Obama’s Chefs to Schools program, revealed how profoundly soil can shape confidence, curiosity, and community.

Certification as a Los Angeles County Master Gardener grounded my horticultural knowledge, while years of mentorship in Andean earth-based traditions deepened my understanding of reciprocity and ecological wisdom. Across these experiences, a through-line emerged: the land is not separate from us. It is relationship.

Pachamama Inspired began taking shape alongside this evolution — growing organically as my understanding deepened. What started as a chef-driven edible gardening and eco-forward design practice has matured into a regenerative landscape design and education studio rooted in native plant landscaping, edible and medicinal gardens, habitat restoration, and stewardship.

A pivotal chapter in my work unfolded through collaborations with local conservancies, where I gained a deeper understanding of the fragility and significance of endemic ecosystems — particularly the coastal sage scrub habitat that once flourished in the region I now call home. As a resident of Coastal San Pedro on unceded Tongva land, I am committed to rewilding underutilized urban spaces and strengthening habitat connectivity — creating pollinator corridors that support monarchs, the El Segundo and Palos Verdes Blue butterfly, the coastal California gnatcatcher, and cactus wren.

I am also a licensed California C-27 Landscape Contractor (Lic. #1121337), ensuring that ecological vision is matched with technical integrity and accountability.

I believe that when we tend even the smallest overlooked spaces — a parkway, a courtyard, a backyard — something quietly reawakens. Habitat returns, confidence expands, neighbors connect, and through shared care a deeper sense of purpose and belonging begins to bloom.

As a mother, I am inspired daily by my son and our shared love for the natural world. When people fall in love with their landscapes, they deepen their connection not only to Earth, but to one another.

Whether someone hopes to make a meaningful ecological impact or is simply seeking a peaceful retreat from the pace of city life, my goal is to help people rediscover solace in the natural world — even here in the heart of Los Angeles.

If you feel inspired to explore what might be possible in your own landscape, I would love to hear from you. Please visit the Contact page to begin the conversation, or explore our Events page to learn about upcoming workshops, walks, and community gatherings.

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