Steve white and Tracy Acker were running an artists retreat...y&apos;know, where you find your inner self.  One summer, they found an abandoned store at the end of a dead end road near the retreat and decided to follow their own &quot;inner-calling&quot; advice and open a cafe with cookies, pies, and a &quot;what you sit on is for sale&quot; concept. Now they&apos;re upgrading to a single 13,000 square foot space in downtown Kingston. That&apos;s right: 13,000 square feet!  As a former retailer, this blows my mind. So who are Steve White and Tracy Acker and what is Antique Emporium?  Let&apos;s go inside and find out.Enjoying the podcast? I am fiercely independent, and rely on listeners like you to help me stick around. Can you share the episode on social media, or write a ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ review in Apple podcasts?! I would be so grateful.

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I’m Miranda Black, the DeGrowth Diva.  In this podcast I talk about my real life Degrowth journey with retailers, businesses and fashion influencers. How do we reduce our carbon footprint in retail?  What alternatives are there...what are some easy solutions we can realistically apply to our lives without sacrificing style?Turns out, there are tons of lower carbon choices right here in Canada.  Shopping is hard.  Acquiring and ethically disposing all our STUFF has never been so complex and fraught with issues from sustainable fashion to garment worker justice to shopping local to zero waste!   Who best to get advice about shopping than a former retailer. What's This Place? goes behind the Clicks and Mortar of small businesses at the forefront of the DeGrowth movement to discuss shopping, retailing, caring for and rehoming all your inventory. What’s This Place?  Let’s go inside and find out.