Welcome bryonir. New faces are always welcome. I think you'll find this a fun group. The amount of knowledge about tobacco (and EVERYTHING else) is gratifying. Oh yeah, you'll find a lot of opinions too. Like a__holes everybody's got one and yours are welcome too.
Re - Whole leaf: FMGrowit and BigBonner both sell it. I have purchased from both and have liked what I got. The more we know about your present equipment and wants the more we will be able to help. A buddy and I just started making cigs for him. The blend he has settled on is 85% bright Virginia, 10% burley and 5% Turkish. You may want to adjust your blend to your own taste. He says 100% Virginia isn't a bad smoke by itself. BigBonner grows and cures his won and my buddy likes it. For me it makes a lousy cigar. Tried it -- won't again
You may find that when you get a taste you like you will smoke less. For whatever reason, less chemicals, more real tobacco, whatever he cays his cigs are more satisfying and he doesn't want as many. We are slowly winning his wife over too. Personally, I don't use em. I'm a cigar man.
From planting and growing right on thru to RYO you'll find everything you need here (except money) and you'll save lots of that.
Again, Welcome and Enjoy !
John