Sky Farm Island Podcast – Speaking to Urban Agriculturists

Sky Farm Island Podcast

By Annika Lundkvist
Editor & Founder at pedestrianspace.org
March 2025

Sky Farm Island is the world’s first sustainable game on Roblox that teaches kids about food systems and healthy eating. Created by futurist and tech-for-good champion Kay Vasey, Sky Farm Island helps parents connect with their kids through meaningful screen time and gives teachers a fun way to reach kids where they already love hanging out: online.

The Sky Farm Island Podcast, hosted by Annika Lundkvist who founded Pedestrian Space, takes you on a global journey, chatting with urban farmers from over 10 countries. These talks show just how important urban farming is for tackling climate change and why it’s so crucial to get kids – our future builders – involved in creating a better tomorrow.

Listen now to learn how the digital and real worlds collide for kids, and how they can transfer skills, learn, and gain more agency to care for our planet.

The podcast goes on a world tour talking with urban farmers in diverse locations.

Episode 1: Inspiring kids to eat and grow their greens: The story behind Sky Farm Island
In this first episode of the Sky Farm Island Podcast, host Annika Lundkvist sits down with Kay Vasey, creator of Sky Farm Island , the world’s first vertical farming game on Roblox, to explore how gaming can transform urban farming education and inspire real-world change.

Episode 2: Li Yen’s urban farming journey in Malaysia and engaging kids with nature
How do you get kids excited about nature and growing their own food? In this episode of the Sky Farm Island Podcast, we chat with Li Yen from Urban Hijau in in Malaysia, an urban farmer who makes farming fun and accessible for kids.
Li Yen shares how she sparks curiosity through hands-on experi

Episode 3: Alex Hannah on building city resilience: Urban Agriculture and youth empowerment in the UK
How can we engage children in taking action towards a more sustainable planet in ways that empower rather than overwhelm them? What strategies help young people maintain interest in urban farming over time? How can digital tools complement hands-on growing experiences?
In this episodes, we explore these questions and more with Alex Hann

Episode 4: In this episode, Annika Lundkvist speaks with Rakan, founder of Carob House in Madaba, Jordan.
Discover how Jordan shifted from exporting wheat to importing 97% of its needs, and how Rakan’s quest for authentic food led him to reimagine farming practices.
Learn how children intuitively connect with nature on farms.

Hear these here.