Over 6,000 ha, almost a third of Wiesbaden's urban area, is used for agriculture. These areas are mainly concentrated in the east and west of the city. While viticulture, fruit growing and horticulture predominate in the western parts of the city, arable farming with cereals, sugar beet, rapeseed and potatoes can be found on the extensive loess loam soils in the east. Fruit and wine are also grown on the southern fringes. The area used for fruit growing is around 140 hectares; the yield from around 95,000 fruit trees is mainly sold on the local market. A fifth of all sweet cherry trees in Hesse grow in Wiesbaden and, when in bloom, are a major feature of the landscape in the suburbs of Frauenstein, Schierstein and Kloppenheim. Livestock farming has declined sharply since around 1960. The proportion of self-sufficiency is just 2.5% for pork and 1.5% for beef. In the Rhine-Main conurbation and in the urban area itself, agriculture is finding it increasingly difficult to hold its own. The change in tasks and structures is progressing continuously and ever more strongly. As a result, the area used for agriculture has decreased significantly in recent decades.

From 1956 to the present day, over 3,000 hectares of arable land and grassland have been converted into residential, commercial and transportation areas. Across Germany as a whole, 1,500 m2 per inhabitant is still available for food production; in Wiesbaden it is only 175 m2. The proximity to the city and the densely populated area offer advantages in terms of direct marketing. Around 25 agricultural businesses take advantage of the direct contact with consumers, above all Domäne Mechtildshausen, which is the only organic farm in Wiesbaden. The proximity to the city also benefits 21 farms with boarding horses. Small, widely scattered fields are typical of Wiesbaden.

At first glance, agriculture seems to play a rather minor role in Wiesbaden. The value of the goods produced from arable farming, vegetable growing and fruit growing is low in relation to the productivity of the rest of the economy. Nevertheless, agriculture is by no means insignificant in the conurbation, as our current cultural landscape is largely the result of centuries of farming. In the future, too, the preservation of the landscape will be ensured by appropriate and sustainable farming methods with a diverse crop rotation. Every year at the end of September, the popular two-day harvest festival is celebrated in the Warmer Damm green spaces in the town center.