What is Ecohousing ?
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 80's and 90's jorgensen/ackerman real estate was
instrumental in the process of revitalizing the Silver Beach
neighborhood here in St. Joseph, Michigan. Most recently we
helped save the historic Fidelity Building in the downtown area
of our sister city Benton Harbor, 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."
Fidelity Building, Benton Harbor
Goodyear Tire Co.  Benton Harbor
    "AFTER"
Goodyear Tire Co.  Benton Harbor
 "BEFORE"
V.N. Pete Jorgensen II, President
A.J. Real Estate Co., Inc. DBA
pete jorgensen/john ackerman real estate
Ecohousing USA, Ltd.
Southwestern Michigan