An unusually cold and wet spring has not deterred kids from having a blast at the South Whidbey School Farms.

Peas, bok choy, lettuce and kale planted by students have also been undaunted by the less-than-stellar weather.

Kids most recently have been planting scarlet runner beans, which will be ready for harvest when they return to school in the fall.

For several years Cary Peterson, the former manager of the school farm program, has worked with kids to make uniquely shaped teepee-like structures out of bamboo poles for the beans to grow on.

“They’re just like the name,” she said with a laugh. “They have a beautiful scarlet flower and they run like crazy.”

The structures the kids build allow the beans to “run” between 15 to 20 feet.

Peterson referred to the school farm as a “double-humped camel.” It is most active in the spring and fall, taking a breather during the summer in the absence of students.

“We grow for kids and with kids,” Peterson said. “If there’s no kids, we do different things.”

People can find fresh produce available at the farm stand in front of the high school, which is restocked on Mondays and Thursdays. It will continue being restocked throughout the summer months.

Another newer feature of the school farm is a food forest, which has allowed the kids to grow shrubs with nuts and berries and other perennial food crops.

An earlier version of this story incorrectly stated that the farm stand will not be restocked during summer months. It has since been updated with the correct info.

Photo by Cary Peterson Sixth grader Ellie Aernie and AmeriCorps Service Member Lily Cowan, right, put a bamboo pole into place for the teepee-like structure scarlet runner beans will grow on.