I live up near Stayner and the Town and Country store has 85 Litre bags for $37/vermiculite and $25/perlite. Those are sale prices until Feb. 23.

I've been to the Pro Source One before but it is really out of the way for me. I have a local feed store that has perlite for $14 a bag which is probably a little pricey except when you compare it to one of those little bags! Sometimes it is just easier to pay a few dollars more and save the drive. Thanks for your heads up. Pro Source One also carries Fafard soiless mixes which I can't live w/o.

I added this to the vermiculite source list ... http://forums.gardenweb.com/forums/load/sqfoot/msg030226157705.html

Turns out Co-Op was over-priced. Beaty's on Wildwood Ave in Cleveland had the vermiculite, same size/brand for $16.99. Compost is cow manure, hay. Has been piled up, sitting outside, is well aged & very "clean" (can you say that about manure?) looking, no dirt. It's from a farm in Athens. Yes, it's a lot of compost! I've got 3 beds mixed, 4 x 12, one 2 x 18 +/-, more beds to build. I'm having a blast with it. I'm in Birchwood. I don't sell at markets, just family use/canning. Bales of peat were 13.49 for 3.8 cu/ft, slightly smaller size.