Red Moon Sanctuary
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Doggy Company
Doggy Company
Doggy Company
Making A Burrow
Making A Burrow
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Red Moon Sanctuary produces small-scale organic beef, honey and heirloom vegetables for sale, and has a 50 hectare on-farm fauna and flora conservation reserve bursting with wildflowers, including the Hammer Orchid made famous on Attenborough and Sexual Encounters of the Floral Kind. Biodiversity is further encouraged by an ongoing programme of planting shelter belts and fodder hedges that function as wildlife habitat, as well as benefiting livestock. Over 4,000 native tree and understorey seedlings have so far been planted, with wonderful results.
The owner-built strawbale farmhouse at Red Moon Sanctuary is completely off-grid and features passive solar and bushfire resistant design. The house is naturally cool in summer and warm in winter. Waterless composting toilets return all nutrients to fruit trees. Recycled materials feature heavily in the fittings and furnishings of the house.
Farmstay rooms are available to stay with the family, who are keen bushwalkers and happy to do guided tours of the magnificent coastal and mountain walk trails of the South Coast. For enquiries please contact us.
The Strawbale House Build album below is made available as a technical resource to other owner builders. To access the detailed captions, click on any of the tiled photographs to enter slide show mode. We always welcome questions and comments, either on email or on the contact form below.
Albums
Videos
Other Media
Magazine Publishing
Sue has some articles on establishing a rural lifestyle, straw bale building, sustainable farm management, and good food in various publications including Grass Roots, Australia's most popular self-sufficiency magazine and The Owner Builder magazine, real stories about real owner builders.
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Coulstock, Sue.
"Big Things and Little Things"; "A Place Called Home"
The Owner Builder No 222 June-August 2021.
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Coulstock, Sue.
"Harness the Winter Sun"
The Owner Builder No 218 June-August 2020.
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Coulstock, Sue.
"Owner Building Without the Divorce"
The Owner Builder No 216 December 2019-February 2020.
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Coulstock, Sue.
"Embodied Energy Revisited";"Coloured Glass Designs"
The Owner Builder No 215 October/November 2019.
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Coulstock, Sue.
"Roadside Rehabilitation"
Grass Roots No 255 October/November 2019.
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Coulstock, Sue.
"Successful Downshifting"
The Owner Builder No 214 August/September 2019.
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Coulstock, Sue.
"Low Waste Building Site"
The Owner Builder No 213 June/July 2019.
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Coulstock, Sue.
"Podcast Pandemonium"
Grass Roots No 253 June/July 2019.
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Coulstock, Sue.
"Landscaping for Bushfire Safety and Biodiversity"
The Owner Builder No 212 April/May 2019.
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Coulstock, Sue.
"Real Honey Cluster Muesli"; "Grass Roots Computing Pt 2" by Brett
Grass Roots No 252 April/May 2019.
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Coulstock, Sue.
"Low Toxicity Homes 101"
The Owner Builder No 211 February/March 2019.
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Coulstock, Sue.
"Caravan Days"
Grass Roots No 251 February/March 2019.
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Coulstock, Sue.
"Compost Toilets"
The Owner Builder No 210 December/January 2018/2019.
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Coulstock, Sue.
"Delicious Pocket Meals"; "Grass Roots Computing" by Brett
Grass Roots No 250 December/January 2018/2019.
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Coulstock, Sue.
"Living Off Grid in Rural WA"
The Owner Builder No 209 October/November 2018.
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Coulstock, Sue.
"Prodigious Pumpkins"
Grass Roots No 249 October/November 2018.
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Coulstock, Sue.
"Creative Kitchen Recycling"; "Controlled Burning"
The Owner Builder No 208 August/September 2018.
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Coulstock, Sue.
"Burning Days"
Grass Roots No 248 August/September 2018.
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Coulstock, Sue.
"A Tale of Three Donkeys"
Canadian Donkey & Mule News Vol 38 No 2 Summer 2018.
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Coulstock, Sue.
"Painted Mountain Corn"
Australasian Poultry Vol 29 No 2 June/July 2018.
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Coulstock, Sue.
"Straw Bale Interior Options"
The Owner Builder No 207 June/July 2018.
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Coulstock, Sue.
"Tasmania by Campervan"; "Sue's Super Soup"
Grass Roots No 247 June/July 2018.
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Coulstock, Sue.
"Passive Solar Off-Grid Straw Bale Eco-Farmhouse"
The Owner Builder No 206 April/May 2018.
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Coulstock, Sue.
"Build a Bookshelf"; "Make a Beanie-Scarf"
Grass Roots No 246 April/May 2018.
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Coulstock, Sue.
"A Donkey Tale"; "Uncapping Honey Frames"
Grass Roots No 245 February/March 2018.
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Coulstock, Sue.
"Sneakers for Horses"; "Nutty Xmas Treats"
Grass Roots No 244 December/January 2017/2018.
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Coulstock, Sue.
"DIY Seat and Shoe Paddock"
Grass Roots No 243 October/November 2017.
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Coulstock, Sue.
"Healthy Tasty Tart Crusts"; "Caring for Past-It Ponies"
Grass Roots No 242 August/September 2017.
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Coulstock, Sue.
"Bushfire Conscious Birdscaping"; "Homemade Vanity Upcycle"
Grass Roots No 241 June/July 2017.
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Coulstock, Sue.
"Sharing Farm Animals"
Grass Roots No 240 Apr/May 2017.
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Coulstock, Sue.
"Practical Overhead Storage"; "Hazelnut Scrolls"
Grass Roots No 239 Feb/Mar 2017.
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Coulstock, Sue.
"Super Summer Soups"
Grass Roots No 238 Dec/Jan 2016/2017.
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Coulstock, Sue.
"Small Farms & Tax Paperwork"; "DIY Magazine Holder"
Grass Roots No 237 Oct/Nov 2016.
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Coulstock, Sue.
"Rustic Hall Stand"; "In Praise of Twin Tubs"
Grass Roots No 236 Aug/Sept 2016.
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Coulstock, Sue.
"DIY Doghouse"
Grass Roots No 230 Aug/Sept 2015.
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Coulstock, Sue.
"Make Your Own Portable Drinks"
Grass Roots No 228 Apr/May 2015.
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Coulstock, Sue.
"Bushfire Resistant Building"
Grass Roots No 227 Feb/Mar 2015.
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Coulstock, Sue.
"Passive Solar Building"
Grass Roots No 226 Dec/Jan 2014/2015.
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Coulstock, Sue.
"Kangaroo Gate"
Grass Roots No 225 Oct/Nov 2014.
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Coulstock, Sue.
"Make a Rustic Door"; "Cheap and Tasty Tucker"
Grass Roots No 221 February/March 2014.
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Coulstock, Sue.
"Recycled Benches"
Grass Roots No 220 December/January 2013/2014.
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Coulstock, Sue.
"Recycled Kitchen"
Grass Roots No 219 October/November 2013.
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Coulstock, Sue.
"Rustic Timber Feature Wall"
Grass Roots No 217 June/July 2013.
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Coulstock, Sue.
"Coloured Glass"
Grass Roots No 215 Feb/Mar 2013.
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Coulstock, Sue.
"Shelter Belt Species"
Grass Roots No 214 Dec/Jan 2012/2013.
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Coulstock, Sue.
"Shelter Belts"
Grass Roots No 213 Oct/Nov 2012.
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Coulstock, Sue.
"Strawbale House Building"; "Apple Strudel"
Grass Roots No 211 June/July 2012.
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Coulstock, Sue.
"Owner Builder Loans."
Grass Roots No 210 April/May 2012.
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Coulstock, Sue.
"European-Style Plum Cake."
Grass Roots No 209 Feb/Mar 2012.
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Coulstock, Sue.
"Red Moon Sanctuary."
Grass Roots No 206 Aug/Sep 2011.
Industry Associations
- Member of Organic Association of Western Australia
Contact
Links
- Sue writes on her blog about science, farming and culture
- Sue writes about music, mental/emotional health and all sorts of stuff on the Curefans forum