Rodale’s long-term FST also shows that composting allows for much greater accumulation of carbon in soil, up to 2,000 pounds per acre, an equivalent of 3.5 tons of carbon dioxide per acre (see” Re generative Organic Farming, a Solution to Global Warming” at www.rodaleinstitute.org). Over time, compost also recycles needed nutrients to plants. (Delate and Cambardella, 2004; Miller et al. 2008; Pimentel et al. 2005; Poudel,
2002).