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Overview

In 1926, the Le Sueur, Minnesota-based Minnesota Valley Canning Company introduced an unusually large pea with a flavor, sweetness, and tenderness that smaller Early June Peas couldn't match. The code name for the new pea was "Green Giant," and later that year the image of a Green Giant became...