Berkey Water Filter Blog

Chlorine Byproducts: Protecting Your Animals

Chlorine is a harmful toxin, as we've already discovered in a previous blog post. One reason many choose to purchase a Berkey water filter system is to avoid drinking chlorine byproducts. Homesteaders and pet-owners don't just worry about their families, though. They are also concerned about their animals. Berkey Water...

Easy Slider Recipe - Lettuce Wrap Mini Burgers

By Jeff Wise
Recipes

Need a quick and healthy meal? How does an easy slider recipe sound! We have several nights a week when we just need a simple meal that doesn't take too long to make. We try not to eat out too much, especially fast food. Yes, it's convenient when you're on...

Best Non-Toxic Cookware 2025

By Jeff Wise
Non Toxic Living

Our family has always been into having a healthy kitchen. One aspect of that for us has been finding the best non-toxic cookware. You can have the most delicious, organic and healthy foods, but if you're cooking with toxic cookware it may leach into your food. Then all of a...

Best Homestead Water Filtration System

By Jeff Wise
homesteading

A Big Berkey is the perfect homestead water filtration system. When I say homesteader, I don't just mean a family that has built a cottage in the woods and lives off the land completely. There are many families who fit that description and this information is for them. But, it's...

How Do You Hydrate For Baseball?

By Jeff Wise

Our family is a baseball family for sure! We’re also a Berkey family and often times we get asked the question, "How do you hydrate for baseball?" We all know hydration is important during the hot baseball months of May-September, depending upon where you live. Did you know it’s just...

Stay Hydrated While Hiking

By Jeff Wise

If there's one thing our family has learned it's that we need to stay hydrated while hiking. Hiking is the perfect family activity. It's a great way to escape from the busy world for a brief time. Sometimes the best thing you can do for your health is to put...

10 Water Filter Buying Mistakes and How to Avoid Them

By Jeff Wise

If you live in a developed country, you likely have access to all the fresh, clean water you need. Or do you? In the U.S., more than 25 million people drink water from systems that don't meet federal health standards. In many cases, people drink water with dangerous levels of contaminants. Avoiding water-borne illnesses...

Statement Regarding 2022 Berkey Water Filter Lawsuit

By Jeff Wise
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Customers have shown concern about the Berkey water filter lawsuit and that's why our family is releasing this authorized statement from our manufacturer. This is the phony lawsuit filed against NMCL. To learn about the Berkey water filter lawsuit against the EPA go here. Attorneys typically advise clients not to...

The Importance of Water Filtration: 10 Things You Should Know

By Jeff Wise
Water Contaminants

During the coronavirus pandemic, the water filter market took a big hit. However, it is now back, more prominent than ever, and continuing to grow year after year. By 2029, the water filter market in the United States alone is expected to reach a value of more than $9 billion! That is a...

Berkey Water TDS Meter Information

By Jeff Wise
Berkey Water Filter How To 2 comments

Many people are looking for Berkey water TDS information but let's first take a look at this. In 2015, over 20 million people in the US relied on water systems that violated safety standards. Clearly, we are a long way from everyone having access to clean drinking water. However, even...

How To Stay Hydrated All Year Long (And Why)

By Jeff Wise
Hydration

At birth, our bodies are 78% water. That percentage goes down as we get older, but even adults are around 55% to 60% water. That means that you're more than half water! With such a high water percentage, it's clear that you need to be keeping yourself hydrated. Water is...

How to Install an Under Sink Water Filter

By Jeff Wise

Did you know that around 40% of Americans use some sort of water filtration system? You're interested in installing a water filter, but don't know where to start. Installing a water filter can seem daunting, but it's a very simple process. All you need is a few supplies and about...