Growing up in Sun Valley instilled both a love of the outdoors and a love for plant-based foods in Sloan Storey, both of which she incorporates into her life on a daily basis as the owner of The Wylde Beet café in Hailey. After leaving the Valley to get degrees in health education and community, Sloan worked on multiple farms and moved back to the area in 2017, eventually working for the Hunger Coalition and cementing her passion for providing local, sustainable food to her community. She channeled that passion into opening her own food truck in 2023, The Wylde Beet, serving up affordable, plant-based food using as sustainable and local ingredients as possible. In early 2024, she and her team opened a brick-and-mortar Wylde Beet on Main Street in Hailey, where it continues to serve affordable, plant-based food and serve as a space for fun events, local merchandise, and great eats. Sloan and her boyfriend, Sage, live in Hailey with their two dogs, Raglin and Bruneau. When she’s not working at the café, she’s hiking with her dogs, Nordic or backcountry skiing, mountain biking, or doing anything outside with friends or her three nephews. We caught up with Sloan …