Since its establishment in March 2020, Sekolah Adat Pusu has become a learning center for indigenous children to study art, ancestral history, ancient knowledge, and hereditary traditions. However, the journey to maintaining the traditional school has not always been smooth. Limited facilities and a lack of teaching staff often hamper the sustainability of the traditional school.

The Pusu Indigenous Community did not remain silent. They found a solution for the growth and development of the Pusu Indigenous School by utilizing local potential: namely vegetable horticulture cultivation and biofloc fisheries on collective land. The collective management strategy was implemented involving all community members, including youth and indigenous women in daily management and operations. Indigenous women strengthened their role by forming 3 horticulture cultivation groups.

In the horticulture sector, the Pusu Indigenous Community cultivates various types of vegetables such as chilies, tomatoes, eggplants, long beans, mustard greens, cabbage, and potatoes. Each is planted on a collective land area of ​​10 ares. The planting to harvest cycle takes about 3-4 months, with an estimate of at least three harvests per year. 

Meanwhile, biofloc fisheries cultivate freshwater fish such as catfish, tilapia, and patin. A total of 6000 fish seeds are spread in three biofloc cultivation ponds that were built. Fish harvests can be done twice a year, the total fish harvest per year can reach 900 kg. 

The minimum gross profit projection from all collective agricultural and fisheries businesses is no less than IDR 17 million. In the agreed collective management system, 50% of business profits are allocated to support the operations of the Pusu Traditional School. This fund is used for teaching staff incentives, facility improvements, and the sustainability of traditional schools. 

The Pusu Indigenous Community's investment in collective horticulture and biofloc fisheries is so that the Pusu Indigenous School will not only survive, but can thrive. This program not only ensures economic strengthening and maintains the supply of vegetables and protein for the community, but also becomes a learning space for the children of the Pusu Indigenous School. Students can learn and practice farming and livestock skills based on local wisdom, a learning that they do not get in formal schools.