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Kyle T. Kramer was educated at Indiana University, the University of Hamburg and Emory University. He founded and lives with his wife Cyndi and their three young children (Eva, Clare, and Elijah) on Genesis Organic Farm, in his native southern Indiana, in a solar- and wind-powered home he designed and built himself. Kyle is also the director of graduate lay degree programs and spiritual formation for Saint Meinrad, a Benedictine monastery and school of theology. Kyle's writing, retreats and talks mainly concern the intersection of simple living, ecology and Catholic spirituality. He is the author of A Time to Plant: Life Lessons in Work, Prayer, and Dirt (Sorin Books, 2010) and blogs at http://kramerfamilyfarm.wordpress.com.

Kyle began writing a column for America in March 2009. A selection of his recent columns appears below.

Columns
Kyle T. Kramer
'Mere survival is not the vocation of Christians.'
Columns
Kyle T. Kramer
Most men--myself included--are tough nuts to crack.
Faith in Focus
Kyle T. Kramer
Nurturing new growth from life's soil
Faith in Focus
Kyle T. Kramer
Finding God in moments that surprise us
Faith in Focus
Kyle T. Kramer
Fidelity to a particular place or person means saying no to a number of other opportunities
Faith in Focus
Kyle T. Kramer
In the middle of a muggy summer in southern Indiana, with daytime temperatures near or over 100 degrees, it is hot on our little organic vegetable farm in the Ohio River valley. And although we have central air conditioning in our home, this summer we decided not to turn it on. Why has my family ch
Kyle T. Kramer
At dawn I fired up my old Ford farm tractor. It is three years older than I am and the same age as my wife, who has weathered the decades far better than it has. Various fluids leak out when it is parked or running. The power steering works only occasionally. The engine runs hot if it has worked too