Brooklyn-based superfood brand Golde was launched with the intention of making well-being accessible and delicious. Trinity Mouzon Wofford creates superfood-blended lattes as tasty and nutritious as they are affordable and easy-to-make. We sat down with Wofford for a discussion about the importance of sharing meals and how to keep up with the crescendo of back-to-school season.

After coming off of the summer season, this time of year is all about settling back into routines and rituals. What are some ways you ground yourself and your family and prepare for the busyness of the upcoming months?

This is a funny time because our second child is due any day now. So while September is usually a time of getting ready to pack things in, I'm intentionally slowing down and creating space. That said, adding another member to the family certainly requires some intention around how our routines will look. My husband and I work from home, and our daughter Ruby is at the house with us, so for me a lot of it is about taking stock of the household and how we're operating within it. It's been a lot of deep cleaning, organizing, and just being thoughtful about how the space is used. I find that when my home is cared for, I feel like I'm making an investment in my own ability to be happy and productive here. 

At west~bourne, we prioritize being good stewards of the Earth and hope to pass that mindset along to our little ones. How do you incorporate putting the Earth first within your family and community? Any specific habits you have?

I've found that a lot of the practices that we share as a family do end up having benefits to the planet as well. We cook most of our meals at home and compost any produce scraps. We do a lot of trades with our neighbors — my husband Issey bakes sourdough every week and we often bring a loaf to one of our neighbors, who then loads us up with fresh fruit and vegetables from the garden. Most everything else we eat comes from local farms. There's this real false association now of buying local with being really precious or extremely expensive, but I've found that a lot of the best food can be found for the most reasonable value when you simplify the supply chain. Supporting small, local farms is an easy way to push your purchasing power towards better labor standards, healthier soil, and a more equitable economy. Not to mention, the food tastes a lot better and delivers better nutrients than something that was factory farmed on another continent. 

What are some small ways you incorporate and think about nourishment through food in your kid’s everyday life? For example, are there specific dishes you like to make for them? Habits you cultivate together that encourage this?

We eat together as a family, every day. For us, that's three square meals because we're all working and living from home. But even if you're commuting into an office, it's so important to find at least one meal to share around the table in a day. It doesn't have to be complicated — most mornings we're sitting down for yogurt with a side of toasted bread. But allocating that space for pause and connection makes a huge difference for all of us. On Sunday mornings, when there's more time to spare, we have the ritual of a pancake breakfast. I think ritual is really important to our human souls.