HOW WE GOT STARTED Nancy’s mother would always bake pies with her children but when she passed away, Nancy’s daughter, Taya (who has Williams syndrome), asked who would now make pie with her? Nancy told her that she would. When Taya told her that she wanted to make pie for a living when she grew up, Nancy got thinking. She knew the challenges that would lie ahead for her daughter and how difficult it can be for people with intellectual challenges to find meaningful and fulfilling employment. Taya loves people and making pie, so Nancy decided to create a place of meaning for her daughter and the idea took off from there! She wanted a place where people could come to find delicious homemade sweet and savoury pies. A true pie shop. It seemed to Nancy that a whole generation had missed out on what pastry and pie really tasted like. Pie Junkie quickly evolved into a true passion project. Growing quickly, Nancy was fortunate enough to convince her dear friend Jo-Anne Caza to join as her partner. Pie Junkie would not be where it is today without Jo-Anne. Working together Pie Junkie has kept it’s vision: making an artesian, all-butter pastry pie the way it is supposed to be made. With great pride and passion, Nancy and Jo-Anne are indeed just a couple of pie junkies.