tinear seasonal is a
record of land, seasons and
the work between them.
our purpose
tinear seasonal keeps time with the seasons on a small patch of ground in rural New York.
Some years the work is brewing beer or pressing cider. Other years it’s planting trees, tending gardens or building things by hand. Sometimes it’s writing it down.
Seasons pass. Someone should keep the record.
the family and the land
tinear seasonal sits on a small piece of family land in Gasport, New York. Three generations have lived here, and a fourth now wanders its edges.
The name comes from our late matriarch, Evelyn Kam, who used to warn misbehaving grandchildren,
“I’ll put a tin ear on you, kid.”
For years I thought a tinear was a real thing and wondered where exactly she planned to put it. The name stayed.
Ren LaForme returned to New York in 2024 after fourteen years in Florida, bringing with him a love of saisons, fermentation and the strange satisfaction of working with weather and soil.
what this is
Most things now are built to move quickly.
This place isn’t.
The goal is simply to stay with one piece of land long enough to understand it — to plant things, make things, and see what changes over time.
Not everything works. Some trees die. Some batches fail.
Paying attention, season after season, turns out to be reward enough.
visiting
tinear seasonal is not a commercial operation, restaurant or shop. Nothing here is for sale.
If you’d like to keep up with the project, you’re welcome to follow along here or sign up for email updates.
And if you ever find yourself curious enough to see the place in person, reach out. The cellar opens from time to time for friends, wanderers and anyone interested in tasting what a season looked like.