Smart growth, urban sprawl, farm land preservation, sustainable development, neighborhood preservation, brownfields/greenfields, saving inner-cities, walkable communities and now ecohousing? |
Abstract thinking has led us to treat the natural environment as if it consisted of separate parts. We have extended this fragmented view to our human society, dividing it into different nations, races, religious and political groups. The belief that all these fragments ~ in ourselves, in our environment, and in our society ~ are really separate has alienated us from nature and from our fellow human beings. To regain our full humanity, we have to regain our experience of connectedness with the entire web of life. |
Reconnecting with the web of life means building and nurturing sustainable communities in which we can satisfy our needs and aspirations without diminishing the chances of future generations. Being "ecoliterate," means understanding the principles of organization and using those principles for creating sustainable human communities. |
Through the 1980's and 90's Pete Jorgensen Real Estate was instrumental in the process of revitalizing the Silver Beach neighborhood here in St. Joseph, Michigan. In Buchanan, MI we sold the abandoned Clark Equipment headquarters to American Electric Power (AEP) for their Nuclear Division, relocating them from Columbus, Ohio. Most recently we sold the historic Fidelity building in the downtown area of our sister city Benton Harbor, saving it from the wrecking ball. Our mission is to continue this work, and incorporate it into your planning so that you too, will share this wonderful experience of harmonious living here in "Michigan's Great Southwest" where we are "into the business of life." |
V.N. Pete Jorgensen II, President Ecohousing USA, Ltd. Southwestern Michigan |
2009 ~~ The above building is located at the entrance to the "New Jack Nicklaus Signature Golf Community" and the "Benton Harbor Art District" |