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Want to add a bit of pep to your veggie patch and your plate? How about growing some dahlias? The French bulb company, Ernest Turc, launched a new range of edible dahlias, under the "Bio Bulb Eat" label, last week at the Salon du Végétal in Nantes. Anne-Marie Brochier from the company has some great ideas as to how cook and eat them. The new product will be on the market from 2019, but you can buy a regular dahlia, like the dark-leaved, red-flowered "Pampa" now, get it in the ground or a pot pronto, enjoy the flowers this autumn and then dig it up and eat the bulbs when the foliage gets frosted in late October.

Michael McKay speaks to Charles Adams served as a member of the National Finance Committee of the 2008 and 2012 Barack Obama presidential campaigns and was the US Ambassador to Finland. He's also a noted international arbitration expert.

Swiss Up! - On active neutrality by WRS

Graham Murray, Head of English at Ifage, explains some of the ways their students are learning new languages and having fun at the same time.

This week Dario takes a look at the sects and cults in Switzerland. There are thought to be around 1000 different cults in the country, around 200 of which are thought to be problematic in some way.

We look at why people join sects and some of the more troubling examples of cults in Switzerland, including a mass suicide in 1994 that left 48 people dead and he Kirschblütengemeinschaft that promoted incest and LSD.

Whether you or someone you know has been affected by cults and you'd like more information, speak to a professional at InfoSekta:

http://www.infosekta.ch/

Calls from Switzerland: 044 454 80 80

Calls from abroad: +41 44 454 80 80

(Mon 17:00-19:00, Thur 09:00 - 12:00, Fri 09:00 - 12:00)

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The second in Dr Michelle's series about ticks and the possible problems their bites can cause for humans. In this show, tick-borne encephalitis is explained including the vaccine that can protect against it. Find a map produced by the Swiss Federal Office of Public Health showing areas of Switzerland where vaccination is recommended:

https://map.geo.admin.ch/?Y=660549&X=183344&zoom=1&bgLayer=ch.swisstopo.pixelkarte-farbe&layers=ch.bag.zecken-fsme-impfung&layers_opacity=0.75&time_current=latest&lang=fr&topic=ech

In the final part of this series, Dr Michelle discusses tick bite prevention and also how to remove a tick if you are bitten. Download a free App in English about ticks in Switzerland for more information:

Apple: https://itunes.apple.com/ch/app/zecke-tick-prevention/id946829736?l=en&mt=8

Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.garzotto.zecke&hl=en

Swiss Up! - Becoming Swiss; the ceremony by WRS

19 June