KEVIN FOX Every morning in Addison County, we unknowingly check the world’s commodity markets. We wince when gasoline prices rise before filling the Subaru. We marvel about record gold prices during periods of global uncertainty. Farmers track fertilizer costs. Homeowners and builders watch lumber prices. Anyone shopping for an electric vehicle is indirectly watching the price of lithium, nickel, cobalt and copper. Most of us do not think of the…