Spearfishing, Motherhood, and Cooking What You Catch with Kimi Werner Shelby Stanger|March 10, 2026 Kimi Werner is a world champion spearfisher, ocean advocate, and chef whose life centers on sustainable fishing, food, and a deep connection to nature. After winning the largest spearfishing competition in the world in 2008, she stepped away from competition to focus on feeding her community and cooking with fish she harvests. Her upcoming cookbook, Kimi’s Kitchen, blends recipes and memoir to explore living well through the ocean, the land, and family.
Building Camp around the Stove Courtney Holden|July 31, 2025 The next time you head out for an overnight in the wild, make the meal the main course on your camping agenda—just like these REI Co-op Members.
Taste of Fresh Air: Four Hikes and What We Ate Katherine Cusumano|June 10, 2022 The best meals eaten outdoors aren’t always perfect, but there’s something about camp cooking that makes every bite even more memorable.
Gear I Hold Dear: My Cast Iron Skillet Lily Krass Ritter|June 10, 2022 Without fail, when pondering the next recipe to try, I always turn to my 12-Inch Lodge Cast Iron Skillet. Whether it’s frying up a round of home-prepped mushroom potstickers, pouring out batter for banana chocolate chip pancakes, searing elk burgers or stirring together a heaping pan of spicy pork sesame noodles, it’s the ultimate skillet for plein air cooking.
REI Presents: Camp Yoshi REI Staff|June 10, 2021 Rashad Frazier founded Camp Yoshi to create a space for Black folks and allies to unplug and reconnect with the wilderness. Watch the film.
