Cherry harvest season is one of our most favorite times of the year! We recently took a field trip to Amos Orchards in northern Michigan to see where it all begins. After harvest, these gorgeous Michigan Montmorency tart cherries then head off to Smeltzer Orchards where they will be processed and will eventually become PIE! (more)
Did you know more than half of our children in Michigan and Indiana rely on free and reduced-fee meals during the school year? When school is out for the summer, families struggle to make up these meals and many children go without the nourishment they need to enjoy a happy and healthy summer. Our family of (more)
Here’s a delicious reason to donate blood. When you think of blood donations, many probably think of cookies and juice… but pies are taking center stage in a recent partnership announcement. Grand Traverse Pie Company is teaming up with Michigan Blood to encourage blood donations by giving back to blood donors. Over the next three (more)
It’s National Cherry Festival time! That means we will be wheeling our pie ovens down to the Open Space on Thursday, July 6th for the Annual Kids Make and Bake. We invite you to bring your children from ages 2 to 12 to join us for the fun event. This year’s Kids Make and Bake will be (more)
“If our American way of life fails the child, it fails us all.” – Pearl S. Buck. You have visited our blog to become aware of the issue that is happening to our children, thank you! The time is now to commit to learning more about how to protect children, much of the abuse can (more)
Thank You from Grand Traverse Pie Company of Troy! Our pie shop in Troy, Michigan recently hosted its 5th Annual Week of Giving. This annual week is their way of saying thank you to their guests, while also contributing to a great cause. This year, Grand Traverse Pie Company of Troy is proud to support Game On Cancer, (more)
Grand Traverse Pie Company of Troy will be hosting its 5th annual ‘Week of Giving’ (Monday, August 22nd through Sunday, August 28th) which is their way of saying thank you to their guests, while also contributing to a great cause. “Giving back to our guests and community is a mission we feel very passionate about”, (more)
Many of our Grand Traverse Pie Company (GT Pie) guests and friends know that child sexual abuse intervention and prevention is an issue that is very important to us. Did you know one in four girls and one in six boys are sexually abused before the age of 18? 80% of these incidences go unreported and 90% (more)
“If our American way of life fails the child, it fails us all.” – Pearl S. Buck. April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month. This is a time to recognize that we all can play an important role in making meaningful connections with children and families in our communities. Protecting our children from sexual abuse (more)
The Grand Traverse Pie Company is continuing their efforts to be an active part of the communities where they have pie shops, and with that mission, they aren’t shying away from even the toughest problems that face those communities. “Pie warms and opens hearts, and when you have an open heart you can talk about (more)